Ukraine to set up mechanism to supply food to Syria

Syria imported food from Russia during the Assad era, but Russian wheat supplies have been suspended amid the uncertainty and payment delays, Russian and Syrian sources said on Friday.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

"We are ready to assist Syria in preventing a food crisis, particularly through the humanitarian program 'Grain from Ukraine'," Zelenskiy wrote on X.

"I have instructed the government to establish food supply mechanisms in co-operation with international organisations and partners who can help."

Ukraine's exports were buffeted by Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, which severely reduced shipments via the Black Sea.

Ukraine has since broken a de facto sea blockade and revived exports from its southern ports of Odesa.