Bashar Al-Assad And His Family Granted Asylum By Russia: Kremlin Source Says 'Always Spoken In Favor of Political Settlement'

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have been granted asylum by Russia, as revealed by a source from the Kremlin, according to Russia’s State-Owned News Agency TASS on Sunday.

What Happened: Assad and his family have now arrived in Moscow. The Kremlin source stated that the decision to offer them asylum was primarily influenced by humanitarian considerations.