The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation confirmed the escape of Assad to Russia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia announced that they will continue to support the disgraced Syrian dictator.

Syrian President Bashar Assad, whose regime was recently overthrown by rebel forces, is in the Russian Federation with his family. He is safe, and Russia is “acting as it should in such an emergency.”

Such a statement was made by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Serhii Ryabkov in an interview with NBC News on Tuesday, December 10.

“He is under protection, and this shows that Russia is acting appropriately, as necessary in such an emergency,” Ryabkov emphasized, becoming the first Russian official to confirm Assad's escape to the Russian Federation.

According to him, Assad was taken out of Syria “in the safest way” after the rebels seized power in the country as a result of a rapid offensive.

“I have no idea what is happening to him now… It would be extremely…