00:00Ukraine and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark defense cooperation deal, the first of its kind in the Gulf, focused
00:06on developing capabilities to counter aerial threats from missiles and drones.
00:11During a visit to Jeddah one month into the Iran war, President Vladimir Zelensky stated that Kiev aims to strengthen
00:17its international role as a security donor by sharing battle-tested technologies and expertise.
00:23While acknowledging Saudi capabilities, Zelensky highlighted Ukraine's specific interest in air defense systems to counter Russian ballistic missiles.
00:32The president also met with over 200 Ukrainian anti-drone experts already deployed to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar.
00:40The deployment follows a recent Moscow attack in which Ukrainian air defenses achieved a record 97% interception rate against
00:48drones.
00:48Earlier at the Joint Expeditionary Force Summit in Helsinki, Zelensky urged leaders to ramp up European defense production.
00:56He urged that Europe must rely on its own industries rather than external partners to ensure long-term stability in
01:03energy and global markets.
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