🇮🇱🇸🇾The IDF presence in Syria is a temporary measure for Israel's security, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said.

There is nothing more permanent than "temporary".

🇷🇺🇸🇾The decision to grant asylum to Assad and his family was made by Putin, Peskov said.

🇬🇧🇬🇪⚡️The UK will suspend all aid programs to Georgia and limit interaction with the Georgian government, the Foreign Minister announced.

🇷🇺🇸🇾Bashar al-Assad's escape was "shameful" and "humiliating," said Syrian Ambassador to Russia Bashar Jafari.

"The collapse of the corrupt system in Syria in a matter of days is evidence of its unpopularity both in society and in the armed forces," said a Syrian diplomat.

He expressed hope for "peaceful change."

🇸🇾Mohammed al-Bashir will be appointed as the head of the transitional government of Syria, the Qatari television channel Al Jazeera reports, citing sources.

He served as Minister of Development and Humanitarian Affairs and then Prime Minister in the "national salvation government" in Idlib, the territory that was controlled by the largest opposition organization, HTS, before Assad was overthrown and Damascus was captured.

That is, Muhammad al-Bashir is a man of the leader of HTS al-Julani. It is noteworthy that earlier the Western press wrote that the head of the transitional government would be another person - former Prime Minister Riyad Hijab. It was indicated that he is more acceptable to the US than al-Julani, whose organization the Americans had previously declared terrorist.

But if, as Al Jazeera reports, Mohammed al-Bashir becomes the “transitional” prime minister, this will further strengthen al-Julani’s position in the struggle for the role of sole leader of post-Assad Syria.

🇷🇴The country's tallest Christmas tree has fallen in Romania.

🇸🇾🇦🇹🇩🇪Following Assad's overthrow, Germany and Austria have suspended consideration of applications from Syrians for refugee status.

As reported by Der Spiegel, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees of Germany said that they are not considering applications from Syrians "until further notice" because decisions taken now may have weak legal grounds.

The Germans believe that the situation in Syria is currently too confusing and it is difficult to predict the country's political future.

As a result, about 47 thousand applications were left hanging.

Austria has also decided to suspend asylum for Syrians, the Kronen Zeitung newspaper reports.

🇸🇾Map of distribution of control zones in Syria.

🇺🇦🇺🇸The Ukrainian government has approved an agreement under which Kyiv will receive a loan of up to $20 billion from the US Federal Financial Bank (FFB) for a period of 40 years.

This is part of the G7 program to provide Ukraine with $50 billion from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets.


And who will give it back?

🇺🇸🇺🇦❗️ If the age of mobilization in Ukraine is lowered to 18, recruits will be fully equipped — US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller

"Ultimately, the Ukrainians are the ones who have to decide on the composition of the armed forces. What we have made clear to them is that if they provide additional forces to participate in the fighting, we and our allies will be ready to equip and train these forces."

🇮🇱🇸🇾Israeli Air Force strikes
research center north of Damascus.

According to the IDF, the facility is linked to the production of chemical weapons.

🇹🇷🇸🇾After pro-Turkish forces seized power in Syria, Turkish President Erdogan made a statement in which he called the observance of the country's territorial integrity the main condition for a settlement in the country.

As CNN Turk reports, Erdogan also:

- called the Syrian people fraternal, noting that Turkey’s approach to the situation is based on this, and not on profit;

– noted that Türkiye is ready to participate in the process of restoring Syria;

– said that he expects a mass return of Syrian refugees from Turkey as the situation improves.

🇵🇱🇺🇦The appearance of Polish troops in Ukraine must be ruled out, the head of the Polish National Security Bureau, Jacek Severa, said on the air of TVN24.

"As of today, the participation of Polish troops [in operations] in Ukraine must be ruled out," Severa said. In addition, the head of the Polish National Security Bureau noted that Ukraine will not be able to recapture the territories occupied by Russia even after expanding mobilization. "These will already be too few human resources to recapture the territories occupied [by Russia] as part of a counteroffensive," Severa explained.

🇺🇸🇺🇦Musk responded with a surprised emoji to Zelensky's words, who said that he sees no point in talking to Trump about Ukraine joining NATO.