Zelenskyy visits UAE for talks on security situation

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gathering  successful  Jeddah. File

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gathering successful Jeddah. File | Photo Credit: AFP

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the UAE and met his Emirati counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, connected Saturday (March 28, 2026), to sermon determination information successful the West Asia.

“For Ukraine, this is besides a substance of principle: panic indispensable not prevail anyplace successful the world. Protection indispensable beryllium capable everywhere,” Mr. Zelenskyy said successful a station connected X pursuing his gathering with the Emirati leader.

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He said they discussed “the information concern successful the Emirates, Iranian strikes, and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which straight affects the planetary lipid market.” The Emirates News Agency said the 2 leaders discussed “security developments successful the portion amid ongoing subject escalation and their implications for determination and planetary bid and security, arsenic good arsenic their interaction connected planetary navigation and the planetary economy.” During his sojourn to Saudi Arabia a time before, Zelenskyy said the 2 countries person agreed to "an important arrangement" connected defence cooperation.

Mr. Zelenskyy, successful a societal media station connected Friday (March 27), said the papers "lays the instauration for aboriginal contracts, technological cooperation, and investment", providing nary further details.

Drone combat experts from Ukraine, with implicit 4 years of acquisition successful fending disconnected Iran-manufactured drones utilized during the Russian offensive, are helping 5 Gulf Arab countries to antagonistic Tehran's attacks, according to Mr. Zelenskyy.

Mr. Zelenskyy said past week that Kyiv is helping the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan to antagonistic drone attacks connected their territory.

Published - March 28, 2026 04:59 p.m. IST

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