The Ministry of Protection in Moscow believes it has an unofficial settlement with Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, or HTS.
Russia is a breath away from a cope with Syria's new management to maintain two important army bases within the nation, a key Kremlin aim after the autumn of Bashar al-Assad.
In line with Bloomberg, talks are underway to maintain Russian forces on the Tartus naval port and Khmeimim air base, in accordance with sources in Moscow, Europe and the Center East.
Casual settlement with HTS
The protection ministry in Moscow believes it has a casual settlement with Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, or HTS, to keep up its bases in Syria though the scenario may change as a result of fluid scenario within the Center Japanese nation.
Moscow has been in touch with HTS in Damascus and hopes the group will “preserve guarantees” concerning the security of international diplomats, Russian state media mentioned, citing Deputy International Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.
What Bogdanov talked about
Russia plans to keep up its bases in Syria because the struggle towards the Islamic State, or ISIS, shouldn’t be over, he mentioned. “I suppose everybody agrees that the struggle towards terrorism and the remnants of ISIS shouldn’t be over,” Bogdanov was quoted as saying.
“This requires a collective effort and on this sense our presence and the Khmeimim base play an essential position.” “The bases stay on Syrian soil, the place they have been,” Bogdanov added. “No different selections have been made.”
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