According to Clash Report, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko explicitly stated that Russia refuses to extradite former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Assad was previously sentenced to death in absentia by a Syrian court in August this year on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and Russia has now decided to grant him political asylum.
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2026-10-15 13:02 · Russia has ruled out extraditing former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who was sentenced to death in absentia by a Syrian court in August for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Russian Deputy …
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Russia Refuses to Extradite Former President Bashar al-Assad, Sentenced to Death by a Syrian Court
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