28 September 2016, 06:24 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Under the agreement, signed in Damascus on August 26, 2015, Russian military personnel will gain immunity identical to that provided by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Russian troops will also not be subject to border checks when entering Syria.
Russia began its counter-terrorist air campaign in Syria on September 30, 2015, at the request of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
