Ukraine and Saudi Arabia have signed a defense cooperation agreement: what is known
27 March 12:14
The defense ministries of Ukraine and Saudi Arabia have signed an important agreement on defense cooperation.
This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian", citing a post on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Telegram channel.
Zelenskyy said that the relevant document was signed prior to his meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
The agreement lays the foundation for future contracts, technological cooperation, and investments, and strengthens Ukraine’s international role as a security provider.
The president noted that Ukraine is ready to share its expertise and systems with Saudi Arabia and to cooperate to strengthen the protection of lives.
“For five years now, Ukrainians have been fighting against the very same ballistic and drone terrorist attacks that the Iranian regime is currently carrying out in the Middle East and the Gulf region. And Saudi Arabia has what Ukraine is interested in. This cooperation can be mutually beneficial,” he emphasized.
They also discussed the situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region in general, Russia’s support for the Iranian regime, the situation on fuel markets, and potential energy cooperation.
Agreement with Saudi Arabia
As a reminder, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an unexpected visit to the Persian Gulf region. Kyiv is preparing to sign an agreement with Saudi Arabia.
Zelenskyy arrived in the region seeking to offer Ukraine’s expertise in countering drones in exchange for defense support.
A week ago, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is negotiating defense agreements with Middle Eastern countries and, at the same time, is proposing a so-called “drone deal” to the U.S.
In addition, there are currently 228 Ukrainian military experts in Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan.
Today, Zelenskyy met with Ukrainian military experts who have been working in Saudi Arabia for over a week.
The military personnel briefed the president on the team’s initial results and findings, both at the operational level and on a broader scale.
