Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, in a visit that underscores Kyiv’s growing diplomatic push across the Middle East as it seeks fresh security partnerships amid its ongoing war with Russia.
Zelensky arrived in the Syrian capital on Sunday alongside Turkey’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, following a stop over in Turkey the previous day and a wider Gulf tour last week. The trip comes at a moment of heightened regional tension, with the war in the Middle East complicating Ukraine’s already urgent defence needs.
