It became known what the new Syrian authorities are demanding from Russia to preserve its military bases. Two of the conditions are unacceptable, the observer writes Pravda.Ru Lyubov Stepushova.

Russia's long-held military presence at Tartus fell into uncertainty after the collapse of the Assad regime last month.

A Russian government delegation has visited Syria to meet with the leader of the country's interim government. It is the first time Russian officials have traveled to Syria since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad.

Syria’s new government pressed Russia for compensation during its first talks with a Kremlin delegation since the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad.

A Russian delegation tells Damascus it wants certain Syrian opposition groups included in the upcoming national dialogue conference

It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.

Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa has asked Russia to hand over Bashar al-Assad, according to Reuters report. A high-level Russian delegation in Syria expressed support for the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Moscow's foreign ministry said Wednesday.

Syria’s former governing party, the Baath, is no more. The party had ruled the country for decades until it was overthrown, along with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, on December 8 after opposition factions marched into Damascus.

For the past ten years, the Cairo office of Russian state media outlets RIA Novosti and Sputnik has centralised their international news coverage in  Arabic. These outlets capitalise on criticism of Western media coverage to amplify the Kremlin’s narrative in the region.

With Syria's corruption-ridden economy in shambles after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, the caretaker government’s priority is to raise cash and bring stability.