Russia asks Türkiye to help withdraw its troops from Syria

Russia has asked Türkiye to help with the withdrawal of its troops from Syria after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

As reported by CNN Türk, according to the TV channel's correspondent in Ankara, Russia is looking for a way to safely withdraw some of its troops from Syria with the support of Türkiye and has made a request in this regard.

In particular, Russia proposes that its military should go to the Turkish-controlled areas of Syria and then fly to Russia.

At the same time, Russia wants to keep its military bases in Tartus and Khmeimim.

A number of European leaders had earlier reacted to the news of the fall of the Syrian regime by saying that Assad's bet on Russia had failed.

There were also suggestions that Vladimir Putin's power could one day "crumble" just as unexpectedly.