Putin uses Assad visit to talk up Kremlin role as Syria broker - Reuters
Reuters | Putin uses Assad visit to talk up Kremlin role as Syria broker Reuters MOSCOW Vladimir Putin used a rare visit to Moscow by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to talk up the Kremlin's potential to help broker a political settlement to the crisis as he tried to show the West Russia has become a major player in the Middle East. Assad Makes Unannounced Trip to Moscow to Discuss Syria With Putin Embattled Syrian president flies to Moscow to meet with Putin Syrian President Assad makes surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Putin |