Trump stated that he had There was no reason for Russia to be in Syria

US President-elect Donald Trump, commenting on the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, said that the head of the Russian state was interested in protecting him, despite the fact that the Russian Federation "had no reason to be there initially."

"Assad is gone. He left his country. Russia, under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, is no longer interested in protecting him. There was no reason for Russia to be there initially… Similarly, both Zelensky and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness. They have already lost 400,000 soldiers and many thousands of civilians. A truce should be declared immediately and negotiations should begin… The world is waiting!" — Trump wrote on the Truth Social network.