Sunday, December 25, 2022

Kyiv calls for ‘liquidation’ of Iranian plants building weapons for Russia

A senior Ukrainian official on Saturday pushed for the “liquidation” of Iranian factories producing arms for Russia and the “arrest of suppliers.”

Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted that Tehran is planning to increase its supply of drones and missiles to the Kremlin, despite international sanctions on firms and entities involved in the transfer of weapons to Russia.

Therefore, Podolyak said it is “important to abandon nonworking sanctions, invalid UN resolutions concept, and move to more destructive tools.”

Mossad chief David Barnea also cautioned on Thursday that Iran is looking to expand its supply of advanced weapons to Russia, during a ceremony for the Hanukkah holiday.

The warning came after the United States earlier this month expressed alarm over a “full-scale defense partnership” between Tehran and Moscow, which invaded Ukraine last February. READ MORE