Although Putin tries to portray himself as a realist, he has become consumed with Ukraine, to the exclusion of almost all ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasized Russia's openness to dialogue with Syria's new administration, while expressed understanding of Turkey's security concerns along its border.

The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could ...

Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.

While the victory against Bashar Assad’s forces is a triumph, the jihadist-turned-statesman who is now in charge has a ...

And in this case, Turkey has outsmarted Russia.” The Assad regime’s demise opens another chapter in the complex ...

Although Russia has managed to avoid an economic collapse, its war with Ukraine and military involvement in Syria have ...

Former CNN Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty says that Vladimir Putin spinning Russia’s withdrawal from Syria as a victory ...

Assad claimed in the statement Monday that he had no intention of fleeing Syria for Russia and that he wanted to keep fighting rebel forces. But he yielded to a request by Russia to evacuate ...

Russia’s abandonment of the Assad regime to marshal more resources for the fight against Ukraine vividly illustrates that ...

Assad, Asma al-Assad, is said to be battling leukemia, with doctors giving her a '50/50' chance of survival. The 49-year-old ...