Vladimir Putin promised to question ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on the location of missing American journalist Austin Tice — just one day after Tice’s mother sent a letter to the Russian president begging for his help.
Putin, who granted asylum to Assad and his family in Moscow after Islamist rebels overthrew his regime earlier this month, said he has not yet met with the now-exiled leader but plans to press him on the whereabouts of Tice when they do speak, according to reports.
The 43-year-old freelance writer from Texas, who is a Marine veteran, vanished in August 2012 near Damascus while reporting on the Syrian civil war — and hasn’t been heard from since.
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