Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a ceremony to receive credentials from newly arrived ambassadors at the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 15, ...

Russia Syria Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa pose for a photo during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, ...

There is elite deadlock: they are afraid to become scapegoats for a meaningless war,” says a former Russian government advisor.

FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov waits before talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Interim President of the Republic of Mali Assimi Goita at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow ...

MOSCOW — Syria’s interim leader, who led a swift rebel offensive last year that ousted former Syrian President Bashar Assad despite years of Moscow’s support, held talks Wednesday in Russia during his ...

Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa touched down Wednesday in Moscow, the same city in which the dictator he overthrew now lives in protected luxury. Sharaa was in Russia to meet with President Vladimir ...