Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said on Saturday that nobody could guarantee that the ...

MOSCOW - Syria's ambassador to Moscow has requested asylum in Russia ... state media reported, saying the move was part of a reorganisation of the diplomatic corps after Mr Assad's fall.

Nathan Hodge is a former Moscow bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal. He was previously a Kabul-based correspondent, covering Afghanistan and Pakistan for the Journal.