Kremlin rejects media reports about Asma, Assad’s wife, seeking divorce and wanting to leave Russia

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Asma Assad, the British-born wife of former Syrian president Bashar Assad, above, attends the harvest of Damascena roses in the village of Al-Marah in the Damascus countryside, on May 25, 2023. (AFP file photo)
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  • Turkish and Arabic media reported on Sunday that Asma Assad had filed for divorce in Russia

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Monday rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Asma Assad, the British-born wife of former Syrian president Bashar Assad, wanted a divorce and to leave Russia.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Assad had been confined to Moscow and had his property assets frozen.
Asked on a conference call if the reports corresponded to reality, Peskov said: “No they do not correspond to reality.”
Turkish and Arabic media reported on Sunday that Asma Assad had filed for divorce in Russia, where the Assad family were granted asylum this month after militants took control of Damascus following a lightning advance.

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