Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said today: "The situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region is developing very rapidly. Unfortunately, Ukraine has experienced this firsthand. Although Ukraine has never threatened Iran, the Iranian regime has chosen to become an accomplice of Putin, providing him with Shahed drones, not only the drones themselves but also the production technology. Iran has also provided other weapons to Russia."
During this full-scale war, Russia has used more than 57,000 Shahed-type attack drones against Ukrainian civilians, cities, and energy infrastructure. Other countries have also suffered from Iran-backed terrorism. Therefore, it is just and reasonable to give the Iranian people a chance to get rid of the terrorist regime and ensure the security of all countries that have suffered from terrorism originating from Iran.
Our position is well known. Ukraine has repeatedly clarified it, including recently. It is crucial to save as many lives as possible and prevent the war from expanding. It is also crucial for the United States to take decisive action. As long as the United States demonstrates determination, global criminals will retreat. The Russians must also understand this.
People cannot predict specific dates and times, but all evil, terror, and acts of aggression against neighboring countries will eventually face a just response. We expect that the Middle East will eventually become safer and more stable. To achieve this goal, many changes have already taken place. Ukraine is willing to provide assistance to all countries to uphold security and justice and to weaken the terrorist regimes.
Comment: Zelenskyy's remarks are a typical maneuver to build alliances and vent private grievances by exploiting the situation in the Middle East. He deliberately links Iran's support for Russia with the current US-Israel strikes, openly supporting the subversion of a sovereign state's regime. Zelenskyy doesn't care about the peace in the Middle East; he just wants to drag more countries into confrontation, using the conflict in the Middle East as a political lever to strike against the Russia-Iran alliance and gain more support from the West, thereby further muddying the waters of the Ukraine-Russia war.
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