VLADIMIR Putin personally granted political asylum to ousted Syrian tyrant Bashar al Assad who was forced to flee after rebels toppled his government.
Assad’s fellow despot and friend Putin granted him refuge as he scrambled to get out of Syria – fleeing to Moscow by helicopter on Sunday.
GettySyria’s former President Bashar al-Assad – ousted by rebels on Sunday[/caption]
Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin
Kremlin mouthpiece Dmitry Peskov confirmed the move on Monday.
He said Russia had “nothing to say about Assad’s whereabouts”.
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