Ukrainian president orders equipment and expertise to be provided to US in return to diplomatic support against Russia, saying ‘we help to defend from war those who help us’

The United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones, president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

Various countries, including the US, have approached Ukraine for help in defending against the Iranian drones, Zelenskyy said late on Wednesday. He said he has spoken in recent days to the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait about possible cooperation.

Ukrainian assistance in countering Iranian drones will be provided only if it does not weaken Ukraine’s own defences, the Ukrainian president said, and if it adds leverage to Kyiv’s diplomatic efforts to stop the Russian invasion.

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  • wonderingwandererBanned from community
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    3 months ago

    This guy is busy maintaining a frontline and repelling an enemy invasion on his own territory, and yet he still takes time out of his day to help people who basically turned their backs on him in his time of need.

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      3 months ago

      Just reinforces what we already knew. He’s at least twice the man trump is.

      • vgaBanned
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        3 months ago

        And he has a really good reason to hate Iran.

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        Don’t multiply by a negative number. Zelenskyy is on an entirely different spectrum from trump.