Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa assured Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that he intends to uphold all prior agreements between Syria and Moscow, signaling that Russia ’s key military bases in the country are secure. Sharaa, who led the Syrian branch of al Qaeda and overthrew former president Bashar al-Assad late last year, met with Putin in Moscow for his first official visit since taking office. Speaking in Arabic, Sharaa emphasized the bilateral ties and shared interests