Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.

Vladimir Putin is still struggling to re-assert himself in the Middle East after the fall of his ally Bashar al-Assad’s regime, according to the UK. The Russian president helped to prop up the dictator’s regime in Syria since 2015 amid years of civil war,

Assad's request to Putin was for him to personally handle the secure aerial transportation necessary to deliver military aid to suppor

Vladimir Putin is currently entangled in a major international controversy, after Syrias former media chief and top aide to Bashar al-Assad has claimed that the Russian President 'tricked' his Syrian colleague during his last phase of reign,

An Assad official claims Putin betrayed his ally by promising support that never came.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian deepened military ties between their countries on Friday by signing a 20-year strategic partnership that is likely to worry the West.

Pezeshkian, on his first Kremlin visit since winning the presidency last July, will hold talks with Putin focusing on bilateral ties and international issues before signing the treaty