Putin visits Damascus, meets Syrian president

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (1st L, front) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd L, front) visit the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 7, 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Damascus on Tuesday and met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, state news agency SANA reported. (Syrian Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)