Ukraine announces ‘mutually beneficial’ defence deal with Saudi Arabia
Al Jazeera
Kyiv, which has built expertise on how to counter drones, seals pact amid Iran war.
Ukraine says it has signed a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia as Gulf countries continue to come under Iranian attack amid the United States and Israel’s war on Iran.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who arrived in the kingdom on Thursday, said on X that an “important arrangement” had been made ahead of a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
“It lays the foundation for future contracts, technological cooperation, and investment … Saudi Arabia also has capabilities that are of interest to Ukraine, and this cooperation can be mutually beneficial,” Zelenskyy posted on Friday.
Saudi Arabia has not confirmed the defence pact.
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