{"id":10597,"date":"2026-03-27T16:52:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=10597"},"modified":"2026-03-29T11:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T11:27:01","slug":"ukraine-saudi-arabia-sign-landmark-defense-cooperation-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/ukraine-saudi-arabia-sign-landmark-defense-cooperation-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine, Saudi Arabia sign landmark defense cooperation agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

RIYADH: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the signing of a significant defense cooperation arrangement between the Ministries of Defense of Ukraine and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ahead of his meeting with Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.<\/p>\n

The agreement lays the groundwork for future contracts, technological collaboration, and mutual investment in defense projects, reinforcing Ukraine\u2019s role as an international security partner.<\/p>\n

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President Zelenskyy highlighted that Ukraine is ready to share its expertise and defense systems with Saudi Arabia to enhance the protection of lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow into the fifth year, Ukrainians are resisting the same kind of terrorist attacks \u2013 ballistic missiles and drones \u2013 that the Iranian regime is currently carrying out in the Middle East and the Gulf region,\u201d he said, noting the potential for mutually beneficial cooperation given Saudi Arabia\u2019s own capabilities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The discussions also covered broader regional security issues, including developments in the Middle East and Gulf, Russia\u2019s support for the Iranian regime, and potential collaboration in energy and fuel markets.<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy expressed gratitude for the Crown Prince\u2019s time and hospitality, describing the agreement as a major step toward strengthening defense ties between Ukraine and Saudi Arabia while promoting regional stability.<\/p>\n

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RIYADH: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the signing of a significant defense cooperation arrangement between the Ministries of Defense of Ukraine and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ahead of his meeting with Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. The agreement lays the groundwork for future contracts, technological collaboration, and mutual investment in defense projects, reinforcing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10598,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,82,65,54],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10597","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-diplomatic-missions","8":"category-european-union","9":"category-foreign-missions","10":"category-middle-east"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10597"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85497,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10597\/revisions\/85497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}