Ukraine to help open Strait of Hormuz as part of Gulf weapons deals, Zelensky says (Kyiv Independent)

[Amaryllis]

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-to-export-weapons-to-middle-east-under-new-10-year-deals-zelensky-confirms/

Ukraine will supply weapons and defense technology, including systems that can help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, to Gulf countries under new agreements, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on March 30.

"All agreements that will be legally formalized are extremely important for our country," Zelensky said. "Ukraine has never had such agreements with this region before."

Ukraine will also apparently offer sea drones as part of its defense of the shipping corridor in the Persian Gulf. In peacetime, about 20 % of the world's oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz. In response to U.S.‑Israeli military assaults, Iran closed the strait, sending global oil prices skyrocketing.

Zelensky framed Ukraine's experience keeping shipping lanes in the Black Sea open as a component of the Gulf deals.

"The experience of unblocking sea trade routes with the help of among other things, sea drones – could this experience help unblock the Strait of Hormuz?" Zelensky said. "They know that they can count on our expertise in this area, and we spoke in detail about sharing our experience of the Black Sea corridor and how it functions."

[Scrivener7]

1. I can't keep up anymore.

[Amaryllis]

2. You are not alone in that.

[rollin74]

3. this is good news if true

Ukraine has been on the receiving end of many Iranian made drones and has expertise in countering that threat.

Slava Ukraini

[Amaryllis]

4. This is not the first place I've seen it. And Kyiv Independent is usually accurate.

[rollin74]

5. I believe what Zelensky is say is very likely accurate

I guess I'm just a little anxious about the prospect of these reported deals actually coming to fruition

And I agree, Kyiv Independent is a solid and pretty reliable news source

[2naSalit]

6. I would...

Trust that Zelenskyy is telling the truth. Anything less would be disaster for him and Ukraine somewhere down the road. He is far more intelligent than -45, of course, but also pootin and orban even collectively. He has learned much from his experience as president of a country under siege. And Ukrainians have been fighting off ruzzia for nearly a decade now, they are intelligent and creative and now they are the the foremost military force on the planet using 21st century technology. We're still fighting with 20th century ideology and technology. The higher tech that we do have is some sorry heap of C grade tech piled on top of 20th century hardware and and ideology.

We're not #1, if we ever were.