Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Wednesday evening to end diplomatic relations with Syria, after the Damascus regime recognized the independence of the pro-Russian separatist republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, supported by Moscow since 2014.
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"There will be no more relations between Ukraine and Syria
," he said in a video posted on Telegram, saying that
"sanctions pressure"
against Russia's ally Damascus
"will still be bigger".
