# Decision to Grant Assad Refuge in Russia Humanitarian in Nature — MFA

https://mins.news/en/item/34378

- TASS, 2026-08-27 12:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2178423

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow’s decision to shelter former Syrian President Bashar Assad was based solely on humanitarian considerations, not politics. She said the dramatic change of power in Syria left Assad and his family facing death, rejecting political grounds for his stay.