Russian President Vladimir Putin ... and Assad recently signaled they are interested in restoring diplomatic ties. Last week, a Turkish newspaper reported that Erdogan would meet with Assad ...

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has not been ... definitely talk to him” and planned to meet him in Moscow. He mentioned he would ask al-Assad about the fate of missing United States ...

During an annual televised meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Russia's top military officials on Monday, Putin was keen to keep the focus firmly on incremental successes in Ukraine.

"Putin was met by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the headquarters," Peskov informed. "The leaders heard military reports on developments in various regions of the country," the spokesman added.

In August, two unnamed Western intelligence sources told Fox News that Soleimani had violated a travel ban and sanctions to meet ... "Assad has lost significant territory over the past months ...