Russia's President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday that Russian forces will withdraw from the Syrian War Zone as the country has achieved its objectives.

The pullback of Russian troops was scheduled to commence on Tuesday.

Putin stated that the Russian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces has achieved its goals in Syria. Therefore the defense minister will be ordered to start withdrawing a majority of their Russia's factions from the Syrian Arab Republic.

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Putin has reportedly explained his decision to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a telephone call. The timetable for the official withdrawal of Russian forces has reportedly been mutually agreed upon.

However, in compliance with the ceasefire agreement, Russia will still run an aviation support centre in Syria.

The Kremlin released a statement that the operations by the Aerospace Forces of Russia has had a huge impact in the fight against Syrian terrorists.

Russian forces started the strikes in September 2015.

President Assad has commended the courage of the Russian forces, who took part in the military operations in Syria. Assad expressed his gratitude to Russia for its alliance in battling terrorism and providing humanitarian aid.

Putin is reported to have also discussed his decision to withraw Russian forces from Syria with US Preisdent Barack Obama. Obama welcomed the decision as a 'much-needed reduction in violence.' However, he emphasized that the continuous offensive by Syrian forces will undermine the Cessation of Hostilities and the United Nations' intervention.

Meanwhile, ongoing peace talks have resumed in Geneva regarding the partial truce between the government of Syria and a multitude of rebel groups. This talk excludes terrorist organizations, which were held responsible for the worst attacks that killed a lot of people.

Putin's announcement of the withdrawal of Russian forces coincidentally came after the peace talks commenced in Geneva, Switzerland. Some experts have pointed out that Putin's move is meant to urge Syria and its allies to come up with a political solution.

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