Russian leader Putin participated in the ‘Summary of the Year’ program. Putin made important evaluations here. Putin stated that Russia was ‘not defeated’ in Syria. On the other hand, Putin stated that they are in communication with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the interim government led by Mohammed Al Bashir.
“WE RECOMMENDED THEM TO USE OUR AIR AND SEA BASES FOR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES”
Putin stated that they exchanged views regarding Russia’s military bases in Syrian territory and said, “We suggested to our partners to use our air and naval bases for humanitarian purposes.” He made a statement.
Putin also stated that Russia has no land forces in Syria and its military presence is limited to an air force and a naval base. Stating that tens of thousands of Syrian soldiers supported by Iranian-backed forces withdrew from Aleppo and many other regions without a fight, Putin announced that they evacuated 4 thousand pro-Iranian fighters from the Hmeymim base in Syria to Tehran after the overthrow of Assad.
“OUR DUTY WAS TO PREVENT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TERRORIST HOME”
Putin stated that Russia was not ‘defeated’ in Syria and said, “Russia’s main duty was to prevent the establishment of a terrorist nest there. This goal was achieved. We did not have ground troops there, we only have military bases. The situation in Syria is not easy today, Moscow is rapidly “It hopes that peace will be established. Russia is considering preserving its military bases there. However, we do not know yet whether this will happen or not. It depends on whether the interests of the new government will coincide or not. Most of the countries in the Middle East are in favor of preserving the bases there.” he said.