Ukrainian president orders equipment and expertise to be provided to US in return to diplomatic support against Russia, saying ‘we help to defend from war those who help us’
The United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones, president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
Various countries, including the US, have approached Ukraine for help in defending against the Iranian drones, Zelenskyy said late on Wednesday. He said he has spoken in recent days to the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait about possible cooperation.
Ukrainian assistance in countering Iranian drones will be provided only if it does not weaken Ukraine’s own defences, the Ukrainian president said, and if it adds leverage to Kyiv’s diplomatic efforts to stop the Russian invasion.
Not to mention there is a huge difference between, “I will help you build defences” and “I will help you bomb kids”.
There is no difference. It’s like giving a bulletproof vest to a school shooter while they are shooting up the school.
Iran was already giving drones to an active shooter in your analogy. US attack to Iran is an atrocity, but let’s not pretend Iran wasn’t/isn’t actively benefiting from Russia committing atrocities.
The difference here is provides defensive drones, the other offensive.
Iran is selling to Russia because the US put illegal sanctions on Iran, forcing Iran to sell to Russia.
But hey, if you’re comparing Ukraine to Iran I guess that moral highground thing is gone.
https://vger.to/lemmy.world/comment/22509361
I’ve already replied to your argument before you even sent it. If you cared about moral high ground you would criticize Russia and Iran too, but that goes against the native. They are forced, FORCED, to kill children. And stopping their missiles is evil.
Good on the name. Geneva only when convenient. Very on brand.
I criticize Russia plenty. But Iran? Why would I criticize Iran?
Thousands of dead protesters, just in 2026?
Executing prisoners?
Blinding women for protesting the murder of a your woman for the horrible crime of showing her hair?
Prisoner amputations?
Atrocities going back 3 generations?
Why don’t you ask a Kurd what it’s like living in Iran.
I’m sure you’ll dismiss all of this because it doesn’t fit your narrative of Iran being a poor victim of aggression. But regardless of the fact that the US attack on Iran was unwarranted, imperialistic and evil, doesn’t mean Iran is an innocent victim.
A big thing that seems to be lost these days is that both sides of a conflict can be wrong.
The propaganda worked wonders on you.
I will cricize the US and their illegal sactions instead. The actual cause of suffering for Iranians.
I know people who suffered and escaped the revolution and provided first hand accounts.
Do you?
No, not really. Not during an active war. But you keep rationalizing atrocities like this to yourself.