“Since the beginning of the war, we have constantly tried to get in touch with Iran in order to stop the supply of weapons to Russia. During all these years of a full-scale war, they not only did not stop, but went further. In addition to supplying Shahed, they taught the Russians to attack, trained them and themselves carried out attacks from their own territory against our people. Then they transferred other weapons,” Zelensky said.
According to him, the Iranian side said that supplies would be stopped, but in fact they went even further: they transferred licenses and helped build two large factories for the production of drones.
“Therefore, our attitude is clear: there can be nothing positive about such a regime that did all this against our country,” the president emphasized.
Zelensky pointed out the difference between Iran and Ukraine: the Iranians helped the Russians kill civilians, while the Ukrainians are showing Middle Eastern countries how to deal with these attacks.
Context
On March 5, Zelensky announced US authorities' request to Ukraine to provide assistance countries of the Middle East in repelling Iranian drone attacks. He said that he had instructed to provide “the necessary funds and ensure the presence of Ukrainian specialists who can ensure proper security.”
On March 8, Zelensky announced that The first group of Ukrainian military personnel is sent to the Middle East train Gulf countries to counter Shahed drones. The head of state also said that a number of countries have expressed a desire to buy interceptor drones from Ukraine.
