Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian leader, has purportedly commented on his flight to Moscow, asserting it was not voluntary but under pressure from the Kremlin. His claims, made via a Telegram channel, suggest that he was evacuated after rebels captured Damascus. Reports indicate that he initially planned to flee to the United Arab Emirates but was refused. Furthermore, new documents reveal that Assad transferred over 200 million euros to Russia between 2018 and 2019, raising concerns about corruption and the financial ties between the Assad regime and Russia.

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