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Fate of Russian bases in Syria still up in air, Kremlin admits
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This file photo taken on December 16, 2015 shows Two Russian Sukhoi Su-25 bombers at the Russian Hmeimim military base in Latakia province, in the northwest of Syria. (AFP Photo/Paul Gypteau)
Russia says it is still undecided about what to do with its military bases in Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.
The Tartus naval base and Hmeimim air base are Russia’s only military outposts outside the former Soviet Union and have been key to the Kremlin’s activities in Africa and the Middle East.
“There are no final decisions on this,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov tells reporters. “We are in contact with representatives of the forces that now control the situation in the country,” he adds.
Russia said Sunday it had evacuated some of its diplomatic staff from the country.
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