Vasily Nebenzya said that there are talks with the current Syrian government UNITED NATIONS, April 18. /TASS/. Russian troops stay put at their bases in Syria, as Moscow is holding talks with the government in Damascus, Russia's UN envoy Vasily Nebenzya told reporters. "Our servicemen stay where they were. We are talking to the current Syrian government," he said to a question about the Russian military presence in the Arab country. Syria’s armed opposition units started a major offensive on