MOSCOW—Russia’s top general said on Jan.6 his country would draw down its military presence in Syria, starting with a withdrawal of its warships from the eastern Mediterranean.
Gen. Valery Gerasimov, the chief of Russia’s general staff, said Russia would withdraw the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, the Russian navy flagship, from the waters off the coast of Syria. The ships deployed with the Admiral Kuznetsov in support of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad will also be withdrawn, he said.
