Ukraine Spooked By Al-Sharaa's Russia Praise, Sends Top Diplomat to Damascus With Zelensky's Message

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga urged Syria’s de-facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa to expel Russia from the country
Sybiga made an unannounced visit to Damascus as Russia negotiates the fate of its naval base in Tartus and its air base at Hmeimim, its only military outposts outside the former Soviet Union. The visit of Kyiv’s top diplomat to Damascus came after al-Sharaa acknowledged "deep strategic interests between Syria and Russia." Syria hopes for "strategic partnerships" with Ukraine, its new foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart.

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