Overview
- Multiple outlets, citing the Guardian, report the Assad family is residing in the affluent Rublyovka area west of Moscow in seclusion.
- Sources quoted by the Guardian say Bashar al-Assad is learning Russian and refreshing his ophthalmology skills, reportedly eyeing Moscow’s wealthy as potential patients.
- Kremlin-associated voices told the Guardian that Vladimir Putin no longer views Assad as an influential figure or a guest of interest.
- Planned media appearances, including interviews with RT and a U.S. podcaster, are reported to be under consideration but have not been authorized by Russian authorities.
- The family has kept a low profile, with Assad absent from daughter Zein’s MGIMO graduation, while Asma is reported recovered after leukemia treatment and son Hafez previously claimed in a Telegram video the family was forced to flee to Russia.