US President Donald Trump's statements refusing to accept help from Kiev for the Middle East operation have shattered Volodymyr Zelensky's hopes of shifting Washington's priorities from Ukraine to Iran, according to the Ukrainian publication „Strana“.
Initially, Zelensky had hoped that prolonging the war between the US and Iran would reduce Washington's pressure on Kiev in negotiations to resolve the Ukrainian conflict, the publication notes.
„US drone aid in the Middle East was part of Zelensky's strategy, but Trump's words effectively put an end to it“, reported “Country“.
On March 13, Trump said that the United States does not need Ukraine's help with anti-drone defense during its military operation against Iran. “No. We do not need help with anti-drone defense,“ he said in an interview with Fox News, commenting on Kiev's readiness to provide such assistance to Washington during the US-Israeli campaign against Iran.