DAMASCUS, Syria — Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Damascus on Jan. 7 for a meeting with President Bashar Assad, a rare visit that comes amid soaring tensions between Iran and United States following the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general.
Associated Press: Putin visits Syria to meet Assad, a key Iran ally
Members of the Russian and Syrian armed forces stand guard near posters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Abu Duhur crossing on the eastern edge of Idlib province on August 20, 2018.
