Russia is supplying Iran with Shahed drones, Zelenskiy says
(www.reuters.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 15 Mar 12:48
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from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 15 Mar 12:48
https://lemmy.world/post/44291432
Russia is supplying Iran with Shahed drones to use against the U.S. and Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told CNN in an interview excerpt aired on Saturday.
Zelenskiy told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria that it is “100% facts” that Iran has used Russian-made Shaheds to attack U.S. bases.
Iran pioneered the Shahed drone, a much cheaper alternative to expensive missiles. They first saw mass use in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, where thousands of them have been launched by Russian forces since fall 2022, according to the Ukrainians.
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Ironic
Iranic.
Iraqic.
Of course.
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A defeated (likely failed state) Iran would be bad for Russia, so Russia helps. A resisting Iran also means higher oil revenues for Russia, so Russia helps. There’s more reasons but these are probably enough.
It also kills American troops, which I’m sure Russia is happy for and honestly receiving an excellent deal for their investment.
Russia’s support for Iran is just like US support for Ukraine.
Not really, considering the US could help Ukraine massively and refuses to do so. And meanwhile Russia is unable to do much more than send a bit of intel and some drones.
What is really suspicious is how almost everything Trump does seems to benifit Putin, I’m even thinking this Iran war was mostly because Russias economy was starting to show serious cracks.
On the other hand Putin seems to Treat him like a moron.
So… Why the fuck did Trump ease sanctions on Russia if they’re giving weapons to the country we’re apparently at war with?? The only answer that makes sense is corruption.