Reuters: How the Middle East Conflict Affects Ukraine

With the United States focused on the conflict with Iran in the Middle East, Ukraine may face shortages of American anti-aircraft missiles, according to Reuters.

The approximately 600 PAC-3 missiles produced annually by Lockheed Martin are not enough to cover the needs of the US and its allies in the Gulf, let alone Ukraine, said Serhii Kuzan, head of the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Center think tank.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a prolonged war in Iran could reduce the air defense systems available to Ukraine.

A new round of US-brokered peace talks will not take place in Abu Dhabi due to Iranian attacks on Gulf countries.

Russia may exploit the fact that the US is focused on another conflict to put more pressure on Ukraine, said Yevhen Mahda of the Institute of World Policy.