{"id":86521,"date":"2026-03-05T15:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/05\/us-and-mideast-countries-seek-kyivs-drone-expertise-as-russia-ukraine-talks-put-on-ice\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:09:51","slug":"us-and-mideast-countries-seek-kyivs-drone-expertise-as-russia-ukraine-talks-put-on-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/03\/05\/us-and-mideast-countries-seek-kyivs-drone-expertise-as-russia-ukraine-talks-put-on-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"US and Mideast countries seek Kyiv\u2019s drone expertise as Russia-Ukraine talks put on ice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/03\/05\/novel-interceptor-drones-bend-air-defense-economics-in-ukraines-favor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/03\/05\/novel-interceptor-drones-bend-air-defense-economics-in-ukraines-favor\/\">Ukraine\u2019s expertise in countering Iran\u2019s Shahed drones<\/a>, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Various countries, including the United States, have approached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/02\/24\/we-dont-have-infantry-ukraines-war-machine-evolves-into-machine-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/02\/24\/we-dont-have-infantry-ukraines-war-machine-evolves-into-machine-war\/\">Ukraine<\/a> for help in defending against the Iranian drones, Zelenskyy said late Wednesday. He said he has spoken in recent days with the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait about possible cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2025\/12\/29\/ukraine-peace-plan-scares-the-bejesus-out-of-us-officials-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2025\/12\/29\/ukraine-peace-plan-scares-the-bejesus-out-of-us-officials-say\/\">Russia has fired tens of thousands of Shaheds at Ukraine since it invaded its neighbor<\/a> just over four years ago, launching a swarm of more than 800 drones and decoys in one of its biggest nighttime barrages. Iran has responded to joint U.S.-Israeli strikes by launching the same type of drones at countries in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/unmanned\/2026\/02\/09\/ukraine-seeks-god-mode-with-new-control-app-for-drone-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/unmanned\/2026\/02\/09\/ukraine-seeks-god-mode-with-new-control-app-for-drone-war\/\">Ukrainian assistance<\/a> in countering Iranian drones will be provided only if it does not weaken Ukraine\u2019s own defenses, and if it adds leverage to Kyiv\u2019s diplomatic efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/22\/a-soap-opera-how-ukraines-frontline-soldiers-view-peace-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/22\/a-soap-opera-how-ukraines-frontline-soldiers-view-peace-talks\/\">stop the Russian invasion<\/a>, according to the Ukrainian leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe help to defend from war those who help us, Ukraine, bring a just end to the war\u201d with Russia, Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ukraine has battle-tested drone defenses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine has pioneered the development of cut-price drone killers that cost as little as $1,000, rewriting the air defense rule book and making other countries take notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">European countries got a wake-up call last September on the changed nature of air defense when Poland scrambled multimillion-dollar military assets, including F-35 and F-16 fighter jets and Black Hawk helicopters, in response to airspace violations by cheap drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian manufacturers have developed low-cost interceptor drones specifically designed to hunt and destroy Shaheds, and its rapidly expanding drone industry is producing excess capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelenskyy announced earlier this year that Ukraine would begin exporting the battle-tested systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Union\u2019s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said before chairing a meeting of EU and Gulf foreign ministers via video link Thursday that the talks would look at how Ukraine\u2019s experience can help countries counter Iranian drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Middle East war delays Russia-Ukraine talks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iran war, now in its sixth day, has drawn international attention away from Europe\u2019s biggest conflict since World War II, and forced the postponement of a new round of U.S-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine planned for this week, Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Western governments and analysts say the Russia-Ukraine war has killed hundreds of thousands of people, while there is no sign that yearlong U.S.-led peace efforts will stop the fighting any time soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRight now, because of the situation around Iran, there are not yet the necessary signals for a trilateral meeting,\u201d Zelenskyy said. \u201cBut as soon as the security situation and the overall political context allow us to resume that trilateral diplomatic work, it will be done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelenskyy thanked the United States for the return from Russia on Thursday of 200 Ukrainian prisoners of war. Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry also said it received the same number of prisoners from Ukraine and thanked the U.S. and United Arab Emirates for mediating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prisoner swaps have been one of the few tangible results of the talks. 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