Breaking: Putin has arrived for a surprise visit to the Khmeimim air base in Syria, where he is meeting Assad. Putin has issued an order for Russia to withdraw forces from Syria…— Tom Parfitt (@parfitt_tom) December 11, 2017
There is zero chance that Russia is actually going to withdraw all its forces from Syria after coercing Assad into giving them permanent basing rights on terms equal to occupied territories. https://t.co/VL8UvVvO5B— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) December 11, 2017
