The Kremlin has dismissed rumors that Asma al-Assad, wife of deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, is seeking a divorce. A Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, stated that these reports do not reflect reality. Speculations arose from Turkish media claiming the couple faced restrictions in Moscow, including suggestions that Asma wished to return to London. The UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, reaffirmed that Asma al-Assad, who holds dual Syrian-British nationality, is sanctioned and not permitted to return to the UK.