Following the recent overthrow of Bashar Assad, Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock emphasized the need for a strategic sanctions approach to aid Syrians while retaining penalties against alleged war criminals. At a Riyadh meeting with regional and Western diplomats, additional humanitarian aid was pledged, and discussions for lifting some sanctions were initiated. High-ranking officials, including Kaja Kallas and Prince Faisal bin Farhan, expressed the importance of balancing sanctions relief with governance inclusivity in the new Syrian administration. The humanitarian and economic conditions in Syria remain critical concerns as international ties are reassessed.