US EditionZelenskyy visits Saudi Arabia after offering Ukraine's drone expertise
The deal enables Ukraine to share its proven drone defense expertise with Saudi Arabia as Gulf states face Iranian drone threats; Kyiv seeks advanced air-defense missiles in return.
- On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Saudi Arabia for an unannounced visit to hold meetings bolstering ties with Middle East nations amid the Iran war.
- Kyiv is offering air-defense expertise and battle-tested drone interceptors to nations facing Iranian-designed Shahed-type drones, while seeking high-end air-defense missiles from Gulf countries to counter Russian strikes.
- Separately, European allies vowed Thursday to harden the fight against Russia's "shadow fleet" of oil tankers, following an attack by an unmanned sea vessel on the Altura tanker near the Bosphorus.
- Mr Zelensky expressed appreciation for partners ready to work with Ukraine to ensure regional stability, as Ukrainian officials previously indicated interest in helping restore security in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Kyiv views Tehran as an adversary due to its support for Russian aggression, including supplying weapons used against Ukraine, positioning this diplomatic push to counter Moscow's reliance on military supplies for invasion.
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The drone power becomes offensive: in Saudi Arabia, Ukraine wants to capitalize its five years of war experience. Drone know-how is needed in the Gulf.
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Ukraine Seals First Gulf Defence Deal as Drone War Spreads
Ukraine struck its first-ever defence deal in the Gulf on Thursday, signing an agreement with Saudi Arabia as Kyiv exports its battle-tested drone defences to a region under threat from Iranian attacks. The arrangement was signed in Jeddah during Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit, as Kyiv moves to deepen ties beyond Europe and position itself as a global security partner. Kyiv said the document “lays the foundation for future contra…
Military cooperation between Ukraine and Saudi Arabia is on a strategic course. Kyiv will put his expertise in air defence at the service of Riyadh, in a regional context marked by the war in Iran.
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The Frontier PostUkraine, Saudi signed air defence deal: senior officials to AFP
To help her defend herself from Iranian attacks, even if it is not clear what she has achieved in return
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