Ukraine and Syria to deepen security cooperation

Ukraine and Syria pledged greater security cooperation in talks in Damascus on Sunday, Euronews writes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Syria and the meeting with interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa marked Zelensky’s first trip to the country since Syria’s former president Bashar al-Assad was ousted in 2024.

Zelensky said Kyiv and Damascus would work more closely together so that the two countries and people “can become stronger,” and their “economies can grow.”

“We discussed in detail how to overcome the consequences of the war, as well as the negotiation process regarding Russia’s war against our state and our people,” Zelensky wrote on X.

Syria’s al-Sharaa said the two leaders focused on “ways to strengthen economic cooperation and exchange expertise.”