Rumors swirl that Asma al-Assad, wife of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is seeking a divorce and hoping to return to the UK from her exile in Moscow.
The Kremlin has dismissed rumours that the British-born wife of deposed Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad has filed for divorce in Russia, amid unconfirmed reports that she hopes to move back to the UK. Asma al-Assad, 49, is currently exiled in Moscow with her husband and three children after they were given asylum by Vladimir Putin when rebels took control of Damascus in a lightning advance on December 8.
The former first lady, who left behind a life of luxury, is said to be dissatisfied with her new life under the guard of Putin's regime and reportedly wants to return to London, where she was born. She has applied to a Russian court for permission to leave Russia for Britain, multiple media outlets including The Jerusalem Post reported, each citing Turkish and Arab media. Her application is currently being evaluated by the Russian authorities, according to the accounts, which began circulating on Sunday night. They suggested that the toppled dictator and his family are under 'severe restrictions' in Moscow, with Assad reportedly barred from leaving the city or engaging in political activities. Assad's wider family are believed to own dozens of apartments in the Russian capital and he reportedly moved to Moscow some 270 kilograms of gold and £1.6 billion with him when he fled Syria. But his assets and money in the country are now said to have been frozen, the unconfirmed reports added. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov this morning rejected these claims and denied that the former president, a long-time ally of Putin, had had been confined to Moscow. Asked on a conference call if the reports corresponded to reality, Peskov said: 'No they do not correspond to reality.' There has been so far no comment on the divorce reports from the Russian authorities nor from al-Assad or his wif
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