Zelenskyy on events in Iran: Whenever there is American resolve, global criminals weaken
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, amid the events in Iran, said that he emphasized the importance of maximally preserving lives, preventing the war from escalating, and the importance of the fact that the United States is determined.
"Our position is well known, and Ukraine has stated it repeatedly, including recently. It is important to preserve as many lives as possible. It is important to prevent the war from expanding. It is important that the United States is acting decisively. Whenever there is American resolve, global criminals weaken," Zelenskyy said in his video address on Saturday.
Zelenskyy said that "events in the Middle East and the Gulf region are unfolding extremely rapidly. Unfortunately, Ukraine knows all too well what this is about. Although Ukrainians never threatened Iran, the Iranian regime chose to become Putin’s accomplice and supplied him with Shahed drones, and not only the drones themselves, but also the technologies to produce them."
The president also said that Iran also provided other weapons to Russia. "Over the course of this full-scale war, Russia has used more than 57,000 Shahed-type attack drones against the Ukrainian people, cities, and energy infrastructure. Other nations have also suffered from Iranian-backed terror. Therefore, it is fair to give the Iranian people a chance to rid themselves of a terrorist regime and to guarantee security for all nations that have suffered from terror originating in Iran."
