NewzRussian authorities have reiterated that they will not extradite deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Damascus. The announcement was made by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko on October 14 in Moscow.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, al-Assad was granted asylum in Russia on humanitarian grounds following his removal from power. Consequently, Moscow maintains that it will not hand the former Syrian leader over to the current authorities in Syria.
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