IN BRIEF: Assad in Moscow, security of Russian bases: what Kremlin source said

MOSCOW: Russia has granted Syria’s former President Bashar Assad and his family members asylum, a source in the Kremlin said. TASS has summa...

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MOSCOW: Russia has granted Syria’s former President Bashar Assad and his family members asylum, a source in the Kremlin said.

TASS has summaries what is known about this to this hour.

According to the source in the Kremlin, Assad and his family have arrived in Moscow. Being guided by humanitarian considerations, Russia has granted asylum for them.

"Russia has always spoken in favor of a political settlement of the Syrian crisis. We insist that the UN-mediated talks be resumed," the source said.

"Russian officials are in touch with representatives of armed Syrian opposition, whose leaders have guaranteed security of Russian military bases and diplomatic missions on the Syrian territory," the source added.

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