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For fallen Syrian dictator Assad and family, an exile of luxury and impunity in Moscow
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Mr Bashar al-Assad moved to the Russian suburb of Rublyovka that boasts a “luxury village” shopping complex.
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Erika Solomon, Christiaan Triebert, Haley Willis, Ahmad Mhidi
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MOSCOW – Just a few weeks after a whirlwind rebel offensive seized control of his homeland in 2024, a Syrian expatriate in Moscow treated himself to a meal in the city’s tallest skyscraper.
With views from the 62nd floor, stylish hosts and elaborate cocktails, the restaurant Sixty regularly welcomes members of Russia’s political elite and foreign celebrities.
