The Ukrainian leader may visit several countries in the region <\/p>\n
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky unexpectedly visited the Persian Gulf region. Kyiv is preparing to sign a deal with Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing Bloomberg, which refers to AFP.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Also read:<\/strong> The Israeli ambassador revealed what Zelensky and Netanyahu will discuss in the near future<\/p>\n According to the publication, Zelensky arrived in the region seeking to offer Ukraine’s experience in drone combat in exchange for support in defense matters.<\/p>\n Upon his arrival in Saudi Arabia, the Ukrainian leader announced that he plans to hold important meetings.<\/p>\n “We appreciate the support and provide assistance to those who are ready to cooperate with us on security issues,” he said.<\/p>\n According to sources familiar with the situation, Zelensky did not go into detail about the trip, which is expected to include other countries in the region.<\/p>\n However, in a comment to AFP, an unnamed senior official stated that “Ukraine is preparing to sign a security agreement with Saudi Arabia.”<\/p>\n Deals in the Middle East<\/p>\n It is worth noting that a week ago, President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned that Ukraine is in negotiations with Middle Eastern countries regarding defense agreements while simultaneously offering the U.S. a so-called drone deal.<\/p>\n “First of all, we are working with the Middle East, with leaders, at the technical level, with defense ministries. And, in principle, we are preparing serious arrangements, agreements – we will see when they are ready,” Zelensky said.<\/p>\n It is also important to note that a week ago, the BBC reported that Ukrainian interceptor drones had already shot down several Iranian drones in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Ukrainian leader may visit several countries in the region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky unexpectedly visited the Persian Gulf region. Kyiv is preparing to sign a deal with Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65525,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"magazine_newspaper_sidebar_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society-en"],"yoast_head":"\n