Vladimir Putin pays surprise visit to SyriaTo play this audio please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video01/08/2020January 8, 2020As tensions in the middle east increase, Russia's Vladimir Putin has paid a surprise visit to Syria's capital Damascus for talks with President Bashar al-Assad. Russia has been propping up Assad's regime in the country's civil war. https://p.dw.com/p/3VrTiAdvertisement