Overview
- Zelenskyy disclosed Friday that Ukraine struck three 10-year agreements with Gulf partners that tie anti-drone help to supplies of oil and diesel.
- The arrangements include missile interceptors and financial support alongside energy deliveries, with some crude destined for European refineries for processing.
- Kyiv earlier sent more than 200 anti-drone specialists to the Middle East to help counter Iranian Shahed drones, drawing on frontline experience against similar weapons.
- He said the deals secure roughly a year’s fuel for Ukraine, which relies on foreign suppliers for about 85 percent of its needs after Russian strikes on depots.
- Talks are underway with Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain, though volumes, pricing and delivery schedules remain undisclosed.