Ukraine deploys 228 specialists to Middle East, discussing 'serious agreements'


FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reacts during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Pool/File Photo

KYIV, ⁠March 20 (Reuters) - Kyiv ⁠has deployed 228 specialists ‌to help Middle Eastern countries with drone ​defence, and is ⁠working with ⁠Middle Eastern leaders to ⁠sign "serious ‌agreements," Ukrainian President ⁠Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday.

Zelenskiy ​also ‌told reporters that ⁠Ukrainian ​and U.S. working groups would continue ⁠work on bilateral ​documents between Kyiv and Washington and discuss ⁠a wide-ranging drone deal at a meeting in the ​U.S. at ⁠the weekend.

(Reporting by ​Olena Harmash, ‌writing by Max ​Hunder; Editing by Aidan Lewis)

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