Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (2nd L), Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (2nd R) and Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov (R) attend a meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, R
SOCHI, Russia: The size of the Russian military force in Syria will probably be reduced, Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces, told reporters on Thursday.
He declined to elaborate on the dates and scale of the possible troop drawdown.
