Zelenskiy heads to France as Iran war distracts from Ukraine


Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a press conference with Romanian President Nicusor Dan (not pictured), in Bucharest, Romania, March 12, 2026. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS

PARIS, March 13 (Reuters) - ⁠Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will seek reassurances of support from one ⁠of Kyiv’s key Western allies on Friday, arriving in Paris at ‌a time when the war in the Middle East is diverting attention from Ukraine’s fight against Russia.

The widening conflict has raised questions about the supply of weapons – notably air defences – ​from Western partners to Ukraine, as Gulf Arab ⁠states draw down their own air ⁠defence stocks to repel daily attacks by Iran.

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