Iran War: Zelensky calls Russia and Iran “brothers in hatred” – and sends a whole lot of drone consultants | EUROtoday

Against the background of reducing consideration to the warfare in his nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj traveled to London. “The regimes in Russia and Iran are brothers in hatred,” Zelensky stated as a visitor speaker within the British Parliament. “And we want regimes based on hate to never, ever win at anything. And we want no such regime to threaten Europe or our partners.”

Since the beginning of the Iran warfare, Kiev has feared that worldwide help is waning. Zelenskyj repeatedly provided the monarchies within the Persian Gulf and the USA assist in defending themselves towards Iranian drones. According to the Interfax-Ukraine company, the president additionally informed the Interfax-Ukraine company in London that 201 Ukrainian army consultants had already been despatched to Middle Eastern international locations to assist defend towards Iranian drone assaults. “Another 34 are ready for deployment,” he stated.

“These are military experts who know how to defend themselves and how to act against Shahed drones,” Zelensky defined. “Our teams are already in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia and are on their way to Kuwait. We are working with several other countries – the agreements have already been signed,” he stated.

Previously, he had at all times acknowledged that Ukraine may solely assist in the Middle East if it didn’t come on the expense of his nation’s protection towards Russian assaults. Russia assaults Ukraine with drones every single day.

US President Donald Trump brusquely rejected the Ukrainian provide of help. Zelensky additionally offered Ukrainian findings and capabilities intimately within the British Parliament, for instance with interceptor drones and sea drones. Ukraine has been defending itself towards the Russian invasion with Western assist for greater than 4 years. In explicit, the Ukrainian air protection system was modernized.

“Our priorities are clear: greater security and opportunities for Ukraine,” Zelensky wrote on social media earlier than his speech. In Great Britain, the Ukrainian president beforehand met British King Charles III, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had been additionally current throughout his speech.