The former president of Syria, after resigning from office, flew to Russia with his family.
Moscow has granted Bashar al-Assad's request for asylum.
TASS reported this on Sunday, December 8, citing a source in the Kremlin.
The president's family flew to Moscow shortly after the fall of Damascus. For now, the prime minister is at the helm of Syria.
Before leaving, Assad called for a peaceful transfer of power.
Then for some time there was no information about Assad's whereabouts. It was reported that the politician could have found refuge in one of the African countries.
It has now become known that the ousted president has been accepted by Russia.
The situation in Syria is still far from being resolved. Moscow is in favor of resuming UN-led talks to resolve the civil conflict.
As for the Russian military personnel and representatives of the diplomatic corps who are currently in Syria, the Syrian opposition has guaranteed their safety.
Author: Dmitry Bobrov
