Putin Meets Assad at Airbase in Latakia as Russia Announces Troop Withdrawal

  • 6 years ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at Hmeimim air base in Syria’s Latakia province on Monday, December 11, where he met with Syrian President Bashar Assad.Putin announced a partial withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria, but said that Russia would continue to operate the Tartous and Hmeimim airbases, according to RT. Credit: Syrian Presidency via Storyful