Moscow has denied claims Bashar al Assad’s spouse is searching for a divorce and a route out of Russia, the place the couple are staying.

The deposed Syrian dictator has been within the Russian capital with Asma al Assad since rebels compelled him out of energy in a lightning offensive earlier this month.

They needed to depart their lifetime of luxurious behind in a rush – with their deserted house explored by Sky Information – and reviews recommend Asma has grown disillusioned.

Turkish and Arabic media claimed the 49-year-old, who was born in Britain and has a UK passport, needs a divorce and to depart Russia – probably for a return to London.

It is also mentioned they’re confined to Moscow and had their property frozen, however Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov mentioned on Monday the reviews “don’t correspond to actuality”.

Asma was recognized with leukaemia this yr, 5 years after she was handled for breast most cancers.

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Reviews recommend she could also be searching for a return to London to proceed her remedy, having grown up in Acton and dealing as an funding banker for JPMorgan.

She is below Western sanctions and UK overseas secretary David Lammy mentioned this month she is “not welcome” within the nation.

“I’ve seen talked about in the previous couple of days, Asma Assad doubtlessly somebody with UK citizenship that may try to come back into our nation, and I would like it confirmed that she’s a sanctioned particular person and isn’t welcome right here within the UK,” he mentioned.

Requested about the potential for stripping her of British citizenship, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer mentioned: “We’re far too early in any choices about something.”

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In interviews, she insisted the Assads lived a middle-class life, however Sky Information discovered numerous jewelry containers and designer items in her storage room and boudoir.

On the decrease ground, there have been financial institution data in Asma’s maiden title for enormous sums of cash.