Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a statement on Wednesday that Moscow is contact with Syria’s new rulers and hope the situation in the country will stabilize.
Peskov also condemned the Israeli attacks on targets in Syria.
Russia has been one of the Assad regime’s most important allies.
The security of Russia’s military bases and diplomatic missions in Syria is of utmost importance.
In addition to an important naval base in the city of Tartus, located on the Syrian Mediterranean coast, the Russians have a large air base further north, in Latakia province.