The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Syrian Arab Republic decided to break off diplomatic relations with Ukraine in accordance with the principle of reciprocity and in response to a similar decision of the Ukrainian government.

According to the SANA agency, citing a source in the Syrian Foreign Ministry, the diplomatic department believes that the Ukrainian government actually severed relations with Syria in 2018, when it refused to extend the residence visas of Syrian diplomats who worked at the Syrian embassy in Kyiv, which made it impossible for them to fulfill their responsibilities.

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Recall that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the Syrian Arab Republic on June 30 after the country, essentially controlled by Russia, announced the recognition of the so-called "

It should be noted that the regime of self-proclaimed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was able to establish itself only thanks to Russian military support.. At the same time, the Syrian government still does not have power over the entire territory of the country..