🔺Syria, to expand relations with the United States, is ready to sharply reduce imports of Russian oil

▪While Syria and the United States are continuing talks to expand bilateral relations and lift the latest major U.S. restrictions on Syria, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that the Syrian government has announced its readiness to sharply reduce imports of oil from Russia; an action that could be one of the biggest shifts in the country’s energy policy in recent years.