Since 2015, Russia has been assisting Syrian President Bashar Assad in the fight against terrorist groups in the country.

On Tuesday, it was announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian President Bashar Assad, who had arrived in Russia on an unannounced visit, in the Kremlin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad, congratulated him on the victory in the presidential election in May, noting that Syrian residents associate the return to normal life with Assad.