Syrian President Bashar Assad met with his Russian counterpart and ally Vladimir Putin during an unannounced visit to Moscow on September 14, the Kremlin said.
The Moscow Times: Syria’s Assad meets Putin in unannounced Russia visit
A picture taken on March 17, 2018, shows portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Lebanese Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah at a jewellery shop in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.