Volodymyr Zelensky said he was discussing possible security partnerships with allies in the Middle East after meeting Jordan’s King Abdullah yesterday and offering Kyiv‘s war-tested drone expertise.
“We discussed a possible partnership in the security sphere and the overall situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region,” the Ukrainian president said on the second day of an unannounced visit to the region.
Zelensky, who also visited the UAE and Qatar, said he was seeking support from Gulf states to bolster Kyiv’s depleting budget to fund weapons production
In return, Kyiv was offering its expertise in defence systems.
“From our own experience, we know that without a unified system, it is simply impossible to set up full-fledged protection of people and critical infrastructure,” Zelensky said. Ukraine, he said, had just such a system.
“We have had to fight against constant Russian strikes, including the use of Iranian drones.”
Kyiv, meanwhile, continued to launch drone attacks on Russia, with the latest strike killing one person in Taganrog and damaging several houses and industrial enterprises.
