Ukraine warns Iran over supplying ballistic missiles to Russia
Ukraine is concerned about reports that Iran has delivered short-range ballistic missiles to Russia. "We once again call on the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran to refrain from delivering any types of weapons and military equipment to Russia, which, according to the UN Charter and the norms of international law, is an aggressor state," the statement read.
The "Wall Street Journal", citing sources among American and European officials, reported that Iran had delivered short-range ballistic missiles to Russia. According to Reuters, these could be Fath-360 systems.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expresses deep concern about the reports in the international media on the possible transfer of ballistic missiles by Iran to the Russian Federation" - the statement read.
"We once again call on the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran to refrain from delivering any types of weapons and military equipment to Russia, which, according to the UN Charter and the norms of international law, is an aggressor state," it stressed.
We call for increased pressure
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine recalls that Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones are used by Russia in Ukraine. Diplomats stated that deepening military-technical cooperation between Russia and Iran poses a serious threat to the security of not only Ukraine but the entire world.
"We call on the international community to increase pressure on Tehran and Moscow to protect international peace and security. Iran must completely and definitively stop providing weapons to Russia in order to prove with actions, not words, the sincerity of the statements of its political leadership about non-involvement in feeding the Russia`s deadly war machine," - it was emphasised.
"We warn the official Tehran that if the fact of Iran's transfer of ballistic missiles to the Russian Federation is confirmed, it will have devastating consequences for Ukrainian-Iranian bilateral relations," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out.
