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Posted on March 4, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 2, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleUkrainian President Zelenskiy spoke on March 4, 2026 with the King of Bahrain and Kuwait’s Crown Prince about the Middle East conflict, including Iranian drone threats, and said Ukraine remains in daily U.S. contact and hopes to resume trilateral peace talks with Russia when security allows.
March 4 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed the Middle East conflict on Wednesday with the king of Bahrain and the crown prince of Kuwait.
Zelenskiy also said that his administration was in daily contact with the U.S. and once the security situation around Iran permitted it, trilateral talks with Moscow and Washington on a settlement of the war with Moscow would resume.
In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy added:
(Reporting by Ron Popeski and Oleksandr Kozhukhar; Editing by Mark Porter and Edward Tobin)
Zelenskiy spoke with the king of Bahrain, the crown prince of Kuwait, and leaders of Jordan, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
Ukraine is in daily contact with the U.S. and has been asked by partners to help defend against Iranian drones like those used in the war with Russia.
Zelenskiy indicated that trilateral talks with Moscow and Washington would resume once the security situation around Iran allows.
Partners, including the U.S., are seeking Ukraine's help due to its experience in defending against Iranian 'Shahed' drones used by Russia in the war.
The article was reported by Ron Popeski and Oleksandr Kozhukhar and edited by Mark Porter and Edward Tobin.
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