Drones: Ukraine calls for sanctions once morest Iran
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Dmytro Kuleba, on Twitter called on the EU to take « sanctions » once morest Iran, the country where the Shahed-136 drones are produced, the use of which was once more denounced on Monday by kyiv. Attacks earlier in the day on the capital and other areas left at least seven people dead.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said earlier on Monday that EU ministers would discuss reports of Iran’s military support for Russia in its war in Ukraine, including allegations that Moscow uses Iranian drones to launch kamikaze-style attacks on targets in Kyiv and other Ukrainian countries.
“Iran, with its drones and missiles, is becoming an accomplice in the war, in the same way as Belarus”, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis told reporters. “There must be a clear attribution of missile ownership by allies assisting Ukraine and I will call for that to happen. »
