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Russia Refuses to Hand over Assad for Humanitarian Reasons.

Summary by Al Bawaba
The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the decision to receive former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family in Russia was purely humanitarian, denying any political motives behind the move. Moscow refuses to hand Assad over to the Syrian authorities, citing humanitarian considerations related to the circumstances surrounding the fall of the previous regime. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a press conf…

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The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the decision to receive former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family in Russia was purely humanitarian, denying any political motives behind the move. Moscow refuses to hand Assad over to the Syrian authorities, citing humanitarian considerations related to the circumstances surrounding the fall of the previous regime. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a press conf…

·Amman, Jordan
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The Russian government has confirmed that the decision to accept former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family in Russia was made solely on humanitarian grounds, rejecting any political motivation behind the move. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a press conference that the decision was made under the weight of conditions prevailing after the fall of the previous regime in Syria and the threats that, acco…

Russia chose to give asylum to former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for "humanitarian reasons" after the fall of its regime and because it ran "risk of dying," Moscow's diplomacy said today.

·Portugal
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Al Bawaba broke the news in Amman, Jordan on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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