A day after news broke that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s wife had filed for divorce, a Kremlin spokesman denied on Monday, saying, “No, they do not correspond to reality.”
Reports in Turkish media claimed that British-born Asma al-Assad wanted to end her marriage and leave Russia, where she and her husband had been granted asylum after a rebel coalition overthrew the former president’s regime. Damascus.
In a press conference call, Dmitry Peskov also dismissed claims that Assad has been confined to Moscow and that his assets have been frozen.
Russia, a staunch ally of the Assad government, provided military support during the civil war.
However, reports in Turkish media on Sunday suggested that Assad was living under severe restrictions in the Russian capital. Reports also indicated that the former Syrian first lady filed for divorce and wanted to return to London.
Asma al-Assad has dual Syrian-British citizenship, but the British Foreign Secretary has previously said she will not be allowed to return to the UK.
According to a report by BBCIn a parliamentary session earlier this month, David Lammy confirmed, “I want to confirm that he is a sanctioned person and is not welcome here in Britain.” “I will do everything in my power to ensure that no member of the Assad family finds a place in the UK,” he added.
In a statement attributed to Bashar al-Assad last week, he claimed he had no intention of fleeing Syria but had been airlifted from a Russian military base at Moscow’s request.
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