JAKARTA - President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Ukrainian drone experts would be in the Middle East next week, hinting that sharing resources with the United States could be a "two-way street."
The Ukrainian leader made the comments after being asked if Ukraine could help the US and its allies in the Gulf to fend off Iranian drones.
"Next week, when the experts are on site, they will see the situation and help, because they come with their abilities," President Zelensky told reporters, as reported by the Ukrainian news agency Unian, as reported by CNN (9/3).
Earlier, President Zelensky said on Wednesday that Gulf and US leaders had asked Ukraine for help in countering Iranian-made Shahed drones, which have become the mainstay of Russia's war in Ukraine.
And officials in Kyiv have hinted they could share their knowledge of fighting drones with countries in the Middle East amid the current conflict.
"If we talk about increasing certain resources, we very much want this to be a two-way street," said President Zelensky, who appeared to be referring to the acceptance of US air defense missiles.
"You know what resources we lack, and we understand what resources the Gulf countries lack," he said.
It is known that regional escalation in the Middle East has increased since Israel and the US launched a joint attack on Iran on February 28, which killed more than 1,200 people, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and injured more than 10,000 others, quoted from Anadolu.
Tehran retaliated with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, Iraq, Jordan, and Gulf states that host US military assets.
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