Putin receives Bashar Al-Assad in Moscow before the start of the Olympics

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The Russian and Syrian heads of state met to pave the way for the normalization of relations between Turkey and Syria, with Moscow playing the mediator for months in this case.

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During the week, Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, met with Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian President. This is part of Moscow's supported effort to restore relations between Syria and Turkey. Putin said to Asad in a video released by the Kremlin on Thursday, "I am very interested in your opinion on how the situation in the region is developing. Unfortunately, we see a tendency towards escalation. This directly affects Syria." Tensions in Turkey…