Simonyan's assessment, Assad's negotiations with terrorist groups, Putin's statement: Press: Internet and media: Lenta.ru

Editor-in-Chief of the Rossiya Segodnya media group and RT TV channel Margarita Simonyan appreciated influence of the situation in Syriawhere anti-government forces entered Damascus and announced the overthrow of the presidential regime Bashar al-Assadto Russia. According to her, Moscow suffered “at least reputational losses.”

Simonyan said that Russia will have a residue from the events in Syria

The editor-in-chief of RT said that it is a pity for Syria and that “our and not ours” blood has been and will be shed there. “And let's not hide behind and pretend that this is not so. For us, these are losses too, reputational at least,” she emphasized and added that Russia will still gain a lot, but for some time the aftertaste of what happened will remain.

Simonyan blamed what was happening USAwhich “endlessly raise parricides who turn against them.” The journalist also noted that the American side rejoices at the disappearance of Bashar al-Assad.

“Someone says that he died, managed to fly away or died on the plane. This is how all dictatorial regimes end. We have a lot of work elsewhere in the world,” Simonyan said and recalled the special military operation on Ukraine.

Russia has announced its readiness to accept Assad

Bashar al-Assad left Syria on December 8 and resigned as president after negotiations with terrorist groups advancing on Damascus. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia statedthat Moscow did not participate in these negotiations. They also called on all parties to the conflict to renounce violence as a tool to achieve their goals.

Representative Kremlin Dmitry Peskov stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin had decided to grant political asylum to his Syrian colleague and his family. “Of course, such decisions cannot be made without the head of state. It’s his decision,” he said.