Ukraine and Saudi Arabia seal first Gulf defence deal amid Iran war
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“Ukraine and Saudi Arabia signed a defence cooperation document as Kyiv seeks new partnerships and Middle Eastern countries need Ukraine’s drone-countering expertise.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute the claim about Ukraine-Saudi defense cooperation document.
“Ukraine and Saudi Arabia agreed on the defence cooperation amid the Iran war and Tehran’s drone attacks against neighbouring countries, with Kyiv signing its first deal of the kind in the Gulf.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify the context of Iran war and drone attacks mentioned in the claim.
“The arrangement was signed in Jeddah on Thursday during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Saudi Arabia, one month into the Iran war.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm the signing location or timing of the defense document.
“Kyiv says the document 'lays the foundation for future contracts, technological cooperation, and investment, while also strengthening Ukraine’s international role as a security donor.'”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify Ukraine's stated intentions regarding the document.
“Through its expertise and technologies, our country will help Saudi Arabia enhance its capabilities to counter aerial threats.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm Ukraine's claimed expertise in aiding Saudi Arabia.
“For five years now, Ukrainians have been resisting the same kind of terrorist attacks – ballistic missiles and drones – that the Iranian regime is currently carrying out in the Middle East and the Gulf region.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify Ukraine's five-year resistance to ballistic missile and drone attacks.
“He admitted that Saudi Arabia 'has capabilities that are of interest to Ukraine.'”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm Zelenskyy's acknowledgment of Saudi capabilities.
“Ukraine has sent more than 200 of its own drone-countering experts to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Some 30 more were heading to Jordan and Kuwait, Zelenskyy told reporters via WhatsApp chat last week.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify the number of experts sent to Gulf countries.
“His visit to the Gulf region comes at a moment of strength for Kyiv, as Ukraine's air defences achieved an impressive 97% interception rate against Russian drones in the latest Moscow attack.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm Ukraine's 97% interception rate against Russian drones.
“Zelenskyy also met with Ukrainian anti-drone experts who have been deployed to Saudi Arabia for over one week now.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify the deployment duration of anti-drone experts to Saudi Arabia.
“Ukraine's expertise is unique, and recognised as such, and that is why everyone is so interested in our technologies and experience.”
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“His calls to ramp up Europe’s defence production and the new deals signed in the Gulf region come amid the reports that the US might redirect the military aid planned for Ukraine to the Middle East.”
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“This step would leave Ukraine’s air defence extremely vulnerable and exposed to the Russian ballistic missile attacks, which Moscow has intensified.”
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