Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Syrian “interim president” Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday, providing “practical cooperation” and “friendly” relationships to “stabilise the state as quickly as possible.”
Sharaa is a former al-Qaeda li who reformed Syrian rebellion operations, separated from Syrian rebel organizations, from Hayat Tahri al-Sham (HTS), a jihad group dedicated to overthrowing Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.
HTS eventually stopped it in December after more than a decade of severe civil war in Syria. One of the main reasons Assad suddenly fell after it appeared to have survived a long internal conflict is that his patronage in Russia and Iran have been distracted and weakened by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
Sharaa currently controls Syria as the leader of the military regime. He tried to Rehabilitation His imagedressed and spoken as a politician in place of the guerrilla leader, and he promised to run an inclusive government that would submit to elections a few years later.
A significant number of powers in the West and the Middle East want Syria to be rebuilt, and therefore Shara is keen to give the benefit of doubt and hopes that a stable government can alleviate Syria's massive humanitarian crisis. Even suddenly Massacre Two weeks ago, the Alawite denomination of the Alawites was a Shiite denomination that produced and supported the Assad dynasty, and was not enough to give up shara to the Europeans.
Russia wants some of its actions in Syria, particularly after investing billions in the now-abolized Assad regime. The problem is that many of the Sharaa rebel alliances dislike the Russians because they supported Assad. Shortly after HTS captured Damascus, they began sending strong signals that Russia would do lose Navy and air bases of strategic importance in Syria.
The Kremlin on Thursday said Putin's letter to Shara “is ready to continue Russia's continued preparations to develop practical cooperation with Syrian leaders on various issues regarding the bilateral agenda in order to strengthen traditionally friendly Russia-Syrian relations.”
Half a century of “traditionally friendly” relationships were lightly spitted and had a brutal dynasty Shara. His allies spent nearly 15 years trying to overthrow, but Russia's new diplomatic line was that they always cared about the Syrian people, not just Assad's family.
Kremlin hammer The topic of “friendly relationships” in a statement earlier this month clearly shows Shara that Moscow is ready to call and cut profitable deals with the government.
On his side, Sharaa was ambiguous about the fate of Russian bases in Syria, but he had Friendly phone conversation In February, along with Putin, he kept the door open for further discussion.
Recent anxiety in Syria may have given Sharaa several reasons Reflect About Russia's long-term relationship with Assad. The Alawian massacre began when Assad's loyalists reportedly attacked the HTS fighters and their allies. Assad himself escaped from Damascus in December before evacuating to Russia.
Friday, first oil tanker It's arrived In Syria since Assad's collapse. tanker Aquacha It is registered in Barbados, but is managed in Azerbaijan. Several other tankers are heading to Syria, and analysts say that all of them could be connected through Russia. Russia could have an end to a contract to supply oil to Syria to maintain its base.
