The Syrian authorities do not want to keep Russian military bases on their territory.
Russia was unable to reach an agreement with the new authorities of Syria on keeping two military bases on the territory of the country, which previously helped the Kremlin influence the situation in the Middle East and in Africa.
This was reported by the agency Bloomberg with reference to a source in Moscow.
The agency's interlocutor stated that the situation at the negotiations is radically different from what it was in December. At that time, the publication's sources reported that the Kremlin was close to an agreement on maintaining its bases in Syria.
The publication reports that Russia has already ceased its activities at the airfield in Khmeimim, and two transport ships have been waiting for several weeks from the Syrian authorities for permission to dock at the naval base in Tartus to pick up military equipment.
Journalists write that Turkey, with the help of which the Bashar al-Assad regime fell in Syria, is against Russia's continued presence. Sources in Turkey reported that the new Syrian authorities will not allow Russia to maintain its bases, since Russian aircraft attacked the opposition during the civil war.
Recall that Russia plans to transfer some of its military equipment from Syria to Libya with the help of cargo ships Sparta and Sparta.
We previously reported that the Syrian authorities banned the import and sale of goods from Russia, Iran and Israel on their territory.
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