US EditionZelenskyy In Saudi Arabia For Defense Talks As Russia Continues To Pound Ukraine
Kyiv seeks deeper security and defense ties as Ukraine promotes its drone and air-defense technology, which officials say can stop about 90% of incoming drones.
- On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Jeddah for his second visit to Saudi Arabia in a month, planning to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and advance agreements on security, energy, and infrastructure.
- Kyiv seeks to bolster security cooperation and advertise battle-tested technology in the Middle East, building on a defense cooperation agreement signed with Riyadh almost a month ago amid the Iran war.
- Ukraine offers expertise in downing Iranian long-range attack drones; Kyiv claims its interceptor technology allows it to cut off about 90 percent of incoming Shahed-type drones.
- Separately, Moscow and Kyiv reported that 193 Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war were swapped on Friday; Dmytro Lubinets noted those returned had been held in the Chechnya region.
- President Donald Trump stated Zelenskyy was the last person he would ask for help in Washington's military efforts in Iran, while Russia continues to pound Ukraine with deadly strikes.
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The meeting took place in the port of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea.
Zelenskyy Announces Launch of Strategic Partnership. Ukraine and Saudi Arabia have agreed to strategic security cooperation in three areas. This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing his Telegram channel. Read also: Assistance with drones in exchange for diesel fuel: Zelenskyy reveals details of his visit to the Middle East. Details of the agreements According to the head of state, agreements …
Zelenskyy In Saudi Arabia For Defense Talks As Russia Continues To Pound Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Saudi Arabia for security talks, marking his second visit to the region since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran, now under cease-fire, as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with deadly strikes.
President Vladimir Zelensky held a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia.
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