Russian grain supplies to Syria have been halted due to uncertainty over the new government and delays in payments, Russian and Syrian sources told Reuters on Monday, quoted by bTA.
Two ships carrying Russian wheat to Syria have not reached their final destination, according to transport companies.
Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, was a key backer of Bashar al-Assad and has been supplying grain to Syria through complex financial and logistical maneuvers, circumventing Western sanctions imposed on both Syria and Russia.
Ukraine, a global producer and exporter of grains and oilseeds, is willing and is ready to supply food to Syria after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. This was stated today by Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Vitaly Koval to Reuters.