Putin in self-isolation – Coronavirus case detected in his environment

THE Vladimir Putin announced that it will have to apply a regime of self-isolation for some time, the RIA agency reported, because Covid cases have been detected in its environment.

The Russian president will not travel to Tajikistan this week to attend security meetings, but will attend a teleconference, the Kremlin said.

The Russian president had earlier criticized the presence of foreign forces in Syria and hailed the “significant damage” inflicted on the rebels and jihadists, welcoming Bashar al-Assad’s ally to Russia, the Kremlin announced today.

During this rare one-on-one meeting between the two men on Monday, Putin said “terrorists have suffered significant damage” in Syria, where government forces say he controls “90 percent of the soil “.

However, Putin estimates, according to a Kremlin statement released today, that the “main problem” of Syria is foreign involvement in its territory.

“The foreign armed forces, without a UN decision, without your agreement, are present in certain territories of the country, which is clearly contrary to international law and does not allow the maximum efforts to be made to stabilize the country and move forward on its path. “rebuilding it,” Putin said.

The Russian president also assured that Bashar al-Assad is doing “a lot” to “establish a dialogue with his political opponents.”

For his part, Bashar al-Assad hailed the “significant results achieved by Russia and Syria in liberating the territories occupied by the militants and destroying terrorism,” according to the Russian version of his statements. from the Kremlin.

However, he acknowledged that the “political process” under way to end the war in Syria had “stopped”. He attributed this fact mainly to “the destructive influence of some states”.

“Some states have imposed sanctions on the Syrian people, which can be described as inhumane, anti-state and illegal,” he added.