Iran denies giving Russia weapons ‘to be used’ in Ukraine

Iran denied this Saturday having supplied Russia weapons “to be used in the war of Ukraine”as accused Kyiv and their Western allies.

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Kyiv and Western powers have accused Moscow of using Iranian-made drones in recent weeks in their attacks on Ukraine.

The matter is expected to be addressed by the foreign ministers of the European Union at a meeting on Monday in Luxembourg.

Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, “emphasized that the Islamic Republic of Iran has not and will not supply any weapons to be used in the Ukraine war,” The Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

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“We believe that the fact arming each side of the crisis will prolong the war”the Iranian minister said on the other hand in a call with his Portuguese counterpart, Joao Gomes Cravinho.

“We don’t think war is the right wayneither in Ukraine, nor in Afghanistan, nor in Syria, nor in Yemen”, he added.

In another phone call on Friday with the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, Amir-Abdollahian He reiterated the official position of neutrality adopted by his country in the face of the conflict that began in February.

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“We cooperate with Russia in defense mattersbut our policy regarding the war in Ukraine is not to send weapons to the parties to the conflict, to stop the war and to stop the displacement of people”argued the Iranian foreign minister.

On Monday, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, He said that Russia used Iranian drones to attack energy infrastructure in several cities in Ukraine.

Last month, Ukraine decided to significantly reduce its diplomatic relations with Tehran for the alleged delivery of weapons to Russia.

Source: Elcomercio

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