Ukraine is interested in stabilizing the situation in Syria and is ready to supply food to this country, but considers it essential for ensuring the security of Syria and the entire Middle East region to "remove any Russian presence," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, following the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters.

"Ukraine is interested in stabilizing the situation in Syria and the region as a whole and will support the necessary efforts of partners. We believe that it is essential for the security of the people of Syria and the region as a whole to remove any Russian presence from Syria," he said in Telegram on Monday.

"We are grateful to every country and every leader who are now ready to help Syrian society restore normal life and build effective state institutions," he said.

"We will definitely support the people of Syria in food security. All the necessary decisions for this have been made on our part, Ukraine is ready to supply food," the president said.

He also noted the readiness "to work with representatives of the Syrian people to correct the mistakes of the Assad regime, in particular, in relation to Ukraine and all of Europe."