Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy drums up defence agreements with Gulf states on countering missiles and drones

Ukraine leader says signs with Qatar and Saudi Arabia, with one to come with the United Arab Emirates, as Iran presses aerial campaign against neighbours. What we know on day 1,495 Qatar and Ukraine signed a defence agreement on Saturday that included cooperation on countering threats from missiles and drones, the Gulf state’s government said, as Iran presses an aerial campaign against its neighbours. Earlier on Saturday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy – during a previously unannounc...

By Guardian staff and agencies

As Iran’s drones swarm Gulf, Ukraine’s wartime tech lands billion-dollar deals

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that his country had “undoubtedly changed the geopolitical situation” in the Middle East with a series of decade-long defence agreements with Gulf states being hit with Iranian drones and missiles. Has he? And how important are the agreements for Ukraine, more than four years into the Russian invasion and facing its own maelstrom of military, economic and diplomatic challenges? The Ukrainian leader has been on a whirlwind tour of the Gul...

By Agence France-Presse

'Risky moment': Ukraine treads tightrope with Gulf arms deals

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that his country had "undoubtedly changed the geopolitical situation" in the Middle East with a series of decade-long defence agreements with Gulf states being hit with Iranian drones and missiles.

Ukraine securing 10-year defense deals with Gulf states amid Iran war - The Kyiv Independent

Ukraine securing 10-year defense deals with Gulf states amid Iran war  The Kyiv Independent

President of Ukraine arrives in Doha - Qatar Tribune

President of Ukraine arrives in Doha  Qatar Tribune