US strikes on pause as Iran warns Ukraine for taking out Russian military cargo ship - Fox News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Iran of direct involvement in the war against Ukraine by supplying Russia with drones and military technology. Zelenskyy warned that Ukraine must remain prepared for further escalation as tensions rise following a reported Ukrainian strike on a Russian cargo ship.
Why it matters
The statement underscores the deepening internationalization of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the strategic role of Iranian military support for Moscow.
Zelenskyy / Antonio Masiello / Getty Image Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Iran has already attacked Ukraine by supplying Russia with military assets as tensions between Kyiv and Tehran escalated following an alleged Ukrainian strike in the Caspian Sea.
Speaking during a visit to the United Kingdom, Zelenskyy argued that Tehran had became directly involved in the war early on by providing drones, technology and production licenses to Russia.
"Iran, from the first year of the war, gave a new base, new technology to Russia," Zelenskyy told Sky News Chief Correspondent Stuart Ramsay .
"It was Shahed drones. They gave thousands of these drones in the first year of the war. Then they gave licenses."
Zelenskyy also said Iran had already entered the conflict by arming Moscow.
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