Kremlin sources have revealed the tricks Russia reportedly used to smuggle President Bashar al-Assad out of Syria as his regime suddenly collapsed. It comes as one of Vladimir Putin's allies confirmed for the first time today that Russia did indeed help the ousted dictator flee to Moscow. Three sources told Bloomberg News that Moscow organised for Assad to escape via its air base on the Syrian coast, using a 'transponder trick'. He was reportedly ordered to tell no-one, switch his transponder off and get on his private plane in the capital Damascus. The aircraft then travelled to Russia’s Khmeimim air...