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Zelensky says Iran is lying about the extent of its drone supply to Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky referred to as Iran’s declare about sending a “restricted” variety of drones to Russia a lie in his nightly handle Saturday.
He additionally disputed the timeline offered by Tehran.
“At this time there have been messages from Iran, from official representatives. There they determined to confess that they did provide drones for Russian terror. However even on this confession, they lied,” Zelensky mentioned. “We shoot down no less than 10 Iranian drones every single day, and the Iranian regime claims that it allegedly gave little — and even earlier than the beginning of the full-scale invasion.”
Zelensky mentioned that if “Iran continues mendacity concerning the apparent,” much more efforts might be made to research “the terrorist cooperation between the Russian and Iranian regimes and what Russia is paying Iran for such cooperation.”
What Iran mentioned: Iran’s International Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian mentioned throughout a press convention Saturday that Tehran had offered a restricted variety of the weapons earlier than Russia invaded Ukraine.
“Some Western nations have accused Iran of serving to the conflict in Ukraine by offering drones and missiles to Russia,” Amirabdollahian mentioned. “The half relating to missiles is totally unsuitable. The half about drones is right, we did present a restricted variety of drones to Russia within the months earlier than the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine.”