Anna Borshchevskaya on Russia’s Influence in Syria

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission): House Commission · February 10, 2026

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Opening: one year after Assad's fall

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Unidentified Speaker (S1) opened by saying 'We're now 1 year into the fall of Assad' and argued that the outcome 'isn't quite what many of us had hoped,' setting the stage for a review of Russia's influence in Syria.

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Speaker 1 delivered testimony arguing that a year after the fall of Assad, Russia is reconsolidating influence in Syria and urging the United States to broaden engagement — including economic, diplomatic and cultural ties and appointing a full-time Syrian envoy.

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