PNN – The spokesman of the Kremlin called the rumors about the separation of Bashar al-Assad and his wife after they were removed from power following the recent events in Syria and came to Moscow false.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network from TASS news agency, Dimitri Peskov added in a press conference on Monday: Information about the alleged divorce of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the freezing of his assets do not correspond to reality.
Some Arab media asked for Peskov’s comment in this regard, which he emphasized: these rumors do not correspond to reality.
According to Ryanvosti, the Kremlin spokesman also said on Monday that the alleged reports that Assad’s wife requested “special permission to leave” from Russia are not true.
Peskov said in response to reporters’ questions about the rumor that Assad’s wife asked for a divorce from him and to leave Russia, and that it is said that Assad was banned from leaving Moscow and his property was frozen. “No, this content is not true.”
According to IRNA, the armed opposition in Syria since November 27, 2024 with the aim of removing Bashar Assad from power; They started their operations in the northwest, west, and southwest areas of Aleppo, and finally after eleven days; On Sunday, they announced their control over the city of Damascus and the departure of “Bashar Assad” from the country.
Official Russian news sources announced that Bashar al-Assad arrived in Moscow with his family. A few days later, some rumors were raised about the request of Bashar al-Assad’s wife to separate from him and get permission to leave Moscow for London.
The spokesman of the Kremlin told the reporters: The granting of political asylum to Bashar Assad and his family was done by the direct order of Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Republic. Peskov did not mention the location of Bashar al-Assad and his family in Russia.
On December 20, in response to a question about Russia’s role in Assad’s resignation and his arrival in Moscow, the Kremlin spokesman stated: Assad’s resignation from the process of performing his duties as the head of the Syrian government is his personal decision.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov also told NBC News: Bashar Assad is in a safe situation in Moscow, and this shows that Russia is acting as needed in such an extraordinary situation. Ryabkov said that Russia has transferred the former Syrian leader to its territory in the safest way possible.
Mikhail Ulyanov, the permanent representative of the Russian Federation in international organizations in Vienna, also said in this connection that Moscow did not leave the resigned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a difficult situation. Ulyanov continued: Russia does not betray friends in difficult situations.
In a live interview with people and journalists in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in response to an American reporter’s question: To be honest, I haven’t met President Assad since his arrival in Moscow, although this meeting is planned.
Putin continued: About 12 years ago, a person went missing in Syria, and we know that the conditions in this country were military, and Assad must know what happened, he was in charge at that time. I will ask him about this issue and we can even ask those who were responsible in Syria about this.
Details of the meeting between the Prime Minister of Slovakia and Putin in Moscow
In response to a question about the details of the meeting between the Slovak Prime Minister and the Russian President in Moscow, the Kremlin spokesman said: It was possible that the top officials of the two countries would discuss bilateral relations during the meeting, which has been severely damaged by the actions of the previous Slovak authorities.
He said: Putin and Fico also exchanged views on Ukraine issues during this meeting, and the Russian president expressed his views on the current situation of the battlefields and the progress of Russia’s special military operations.
Peskov stated: In this meeting, the parties also discussed energy issues and gas transit issues.
In response to the question of whether Moscow has the opportunity to supply gas to Slovakia after the end of gas transit through Ukraine, the press spokesman of the Russian President said: This is the issue we are talking about.