Russia is withdrawing ships with ammunition from Syria, - British Ministry of Defense
In recent days, the UK Ministry of Defense has recorded the passage of 6 Russian warships and merchant ships carrying ammunition through the English Channel.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by Reuters.
The British Ministry of Defense notes that the ships observed by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force were leaving Syria.
The ministry said that Russia began to withdraw its military assets from Syria after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, calling it "a blow to (Moscow's - ed.) ambitions in the Middle East."
"These ships left Syria after Putin abandoned his ally Assad, but they were still armed and full of ammunition. This shows that Russia is weakened but remains a threat," said Defense Secretary John Healey.
The British Ministry of Defense also noted that the withdrawal of ammunition from Syria confirms that Russia's focus on the war in Ukraine is negatively affecting its ability to support the Assad regime.
To recap, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin recently had a phone conversation with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. According to the latter, the Kremlin leader invited the new Syrian foreign minister to visit Russia and said that Moscow was ready to revise bilateral agreements signed during the Assad era.
The fall of the Assad regime
On November 28, after four years of relative calm, fighting between Bashar al-Assad's forces and opposition groups resumed with renewed vigor on the outskirts of Aleppo.
On November 29, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which leads a coalition of opposition forces in Syria, entered Aleppo and clashed with government forces on the western outskirts of the city.
November 30, the Syrian Armed Forces announced a "temporary withdrawal of troops" from Aleppo to prepare a counteroffensive against the opposition forces.
According to Al Arabia, rebels in Syria have taken control of Aleppo.
The newly elected US President Donald Trump said that the US should not interfere in the developing conflict in Syria.
Bloomberg wrote that as the rebels approached Damascus, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad decided to resort to indirect diplomatic appeals to the United States and President-elect Donald Trump to try to stay in power.
On December 8, it became known that Syrian opposition fighters had taken Damascus and announced Assad's escape.
Subsequently, Ukraine expressed support for the new Syrian government, which canceled the agreement with Russia on the management of the Tartus seaport and imposed a ban on imports of Russian goods.
