Zelenskyy meets with UAE President, they agree to cooperate in security, defense

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President of the United Arab Emirates Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi.

"Thank you for the meeting and readiness to work together. We agreed on cooperation in the field of security and defense. The teams are finalizing the details," Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram on Saturday.

Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is "open to joint work that, in a strategic perspective, will certainly strengthen our peoples and the protection of life in our countries."

"That is why it is important to use the capabilities of both countries to strengthen defense, including investments, joint production and appropriate modernization of defense systems of critical and social infrastructure," the press service of the President of Ukraine said.

The leaders spoke about the security situation in the UAE and in the region, Iranian strikes, and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which directly affects the global oil market.

"Ukrainians have developed an appropriate protection system that delivers a significant interception rate against enemy drones and missiles. This systematic approach and integration of experience is exactly what we are offering to our partners," the President of Ukraine said.

As reported, the day before, Zelenskyy visited Saudi Arabia, where a document on defense cooperation was signed.