Supplies of Iranian missiles to Russia would cross a “red line,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in an interview with the Arabic TV channel Akhbar Al Aan, Ukrinform reported on January 5, 2023.
“The full toolkit”
Kuleba warned Iran to avoid such a step, saying that otherwise “the full toolkit of pressure will be used to stop Iran from doing it.” He said he had heard that Russia and Iran “may be negotiating a contract to supply certain types of missiles.”
He urged Tehran to take a pragmatic view, arguing that the consequences of such cooperation would be “much higher and much more painful” than any gains.
Drones against civilians
Kuleba accused Iran of taking part in Russia’s campaign against civilians in a country that had been friendly to the Iranian people. Iranian drones “kill civilians” and damage energy infrastructure in winter, he said.
Context
Russia has used hundreds of Iranian-made Shahed attack drones since autumn 2022 to strike Ukrainian cities and power plants. Iran denies supplying weapons for use in the war, saying it sent only a small number of drones before the invasion. Western governments have warned Tehran against supplying ballistic missiles to Moscow and imposed sanctions on Iranian individuals and companies involved in drone production.
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