Zelensky Says Iran War Puts Ukraine’s Air Defense Supplies at Risk

President Volodymyr Zelensky said US weapons and intelligence keep flowing to Ukraine but cautioned the supplies are “not too much.”

Speaking in an interview with Amanpour and Company released Wednesday, Zelensky said the US had continued intelligence sharing and deliveries of anti-ballistic missiles, but warned that supplies remain limited and at risk if the Iran crisis continues when asked how the Middle East conflict had affected Ukraine.

“God bless that the US didn’t close intelligence for us and didn’t stop anti-ballistic missiles,” Zelensky said. “But to be honest, it is a small number. Really not too much.”

He added that Kyiv had been negotiating packages with European and US partners to buy Patriot systems, interceptors, and other critical weapons.

Kyiv signed a €4 billion ($4.7 billion) defense deal with Germany last week, in which Berlin is set to fund “hundreds” of PAC-2 Patriot missiles for Kyiv, with estimated delivery between 2027-29. 

Russia has repeatedly objected to US intelligence sharing with Ukraine. According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow “regularly conveys” to Washington that it considers such intelligence transfers unacceptable.

Russia also reportedly offered to stop sharing intelligence with Iran if the US halted intelligence support for Ukraine, an offer Washington rejected.

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