Syria said Wednesday it is formally breaking diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to a similar move by Kyiv.
In late June, Damascus said it would recognize the "independence and sovereignty" of Ukraine's Russia-backed eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions, becoming the first country to recognize the two breakaway states' independence. That led Ukraine to sever ties with Syria.
It said that Ukraine had in reality ruptured relations with Syria in 2018, when it refused to revalidate residencies of Syrian diplomatic staff in Kyiv, making it impossible for them to carry out their duties. It said that the Syrian embassy at that time suspended its duties "as a result of the hostile attitudes of the Ukrainian government."
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