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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before a meeting at the People's Palace in Damascus, Syria, April 5,

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Video. Ukraine and Syria pledge security deal in unexpected military alliance

Updated: 06/04/2026 - 15:13 GMT+2

Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrived in Damascus in a surprise visit on Sunday, for his first official visit to Syria after the fall of the pro-Russian al-Assad regime.

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