Al -Jazeera Net Correspondents
Kyiv ـ The Ukrainian President expressed Volodimir Zellinski About his concern that he will perform engagement US In the conflict between Israel AndIran To the decline in US military and political support to Ukraine in the face of RussiaPointing out that Washington’s entry into the war is a measure to determine the extent of the United States’ commitment to its allies.
During a media briefing in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, Zellinski stressed that “the war in Iran is very important and a measure of many things,” referring to its potential repercussions on the international scene and American support balances.
Zelinski explained that the American position on supporting Israel in its war on Iran is a crucial indication of the directions of the President’s administration Donald Trump.
The Ukrainian President indicated that Washington has been suspended for a period of military aid and vital intelligence information, in an attempt to pressure Kiev to sign an investment agreement in a field. Rare mineralsAnd Zelinski considered “direct pressure” on his country at a critical time of the war.
The repercussions of war
Zelinski linked the Israeli attacks on Iranian facilities and the damage caused byUkraine As a result of the use of Russia aircraft “Witnesses“The suicide bomber, which Kiev said that Tehran was provided with Moscow, and even participated in the transfer of technology and the training of cadres.
During the briefing, Zellinski told Al -Jazeera, “We closely continue targeting the Iranian factories that produce the enlightenings. Iran was not satisfied with the export of weapons, but rather has shown and conveyed all industrial details, and we have become a direct target for that.”
The Ukrainian president explained that his country has repeatedly contacted Tehran since the war with Russia began, asking it not to support Russia, but the Iranians – according to – “did not abide by their promises, and it was found that they continue to export and provide technical support.”
Western lineup
Regarding the position on the war on Iran, Zellinski stressed his identification with the American and Israeli offering of the refusal to own Tehran nuclear weapons. “No one wants Iran to have a nuclear weapon, as this may also pose a threat to us in light of its growing partnerships with Russia andnorth korea“.
He also expressed his fears of Iran’s transfer of missile technology to Russia after Kiev has begun to develop local anti -marital systems, which could push Moscow to search for more deadly alternatives.
In response to Al -Jazeera’s question about the possibility of US support to decline due to its preoccupation with the war on Iran, Zellinski said, “I understand that the United States has a priority today to prevent Iran from owning a nuclear weapon, but we are directly affected by changing these priorities, and it has already happened that a large batch of anti -margins – which we were waiting for – has already turned to Israel instead of sending it to us.”
He emphasized that this batch was the same that he previously referred to in an interview with the American ABC channel, and it includes about 20 thousand missiles, adding that Washington deals according to what the reality imposes, while his country deals with its capabilities.
The path of negotiations
As for the fate of negotiations with Russia, Zellinski said that “the American administration’s preoccupation with talks and confrontation in the Middle East, especially by the same diplomatic figures involved in the Ukrainian file, may hinder the current political movement to reach a settlement in Ukraine.”
“Nobody knows where things will go in light of the new developments, but we are waiting for a more clear and pressure American position to end the Russian war on us,” he added.
In another statement during the media briefing, the Ukrainian President accused Russia of manipulating the exchange of the bodies of the soldiers, saying that his country had received the bodies of soldiers who were not Ukrainian, and some of them were verified that they were Israeli – they wore Ukraine costume before sending them in the exchange deals that took place in the wake of the recent Istanbul meetings.
He said that Russia seeks through these methods to “earn time and increase the internal pressure in Ukraine by creating a state of confusion among families expected to the bodies of their children”, in addition to using a propaganda tool to inflate the numbers of Ukrainian deaths.
Zelinski presented to the island a number of documents and photos that he said confirm this information, without allowing the publication of its content because of its association with ongoing investigations.
The Ukrainian President’s speech comes in an unprecedented Russian military escalation, the last of which was an attack by running aircraft and missiles on the capital Kiev on June 17, killing 27 people and wounding more than 150 others.
The attack also coincided with Russian penetration attempts on the fronts of Sumi, Zabarujia and Khairsson, amid Kiev’s accusations of Moscow of trying to exploit the international preoccupation with the Iranian war to achieve field gains.