Rubio assures Ukraine weapons will not be redirected to another region, foreign minister says

Andrii Sybiha, Foreign Minister of Ukraine, has said he spoke to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the possible redirection of US weapons to the Middle East.

Source: a statement by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha during a joint press conference with Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Sybiha said he had a brief conversation with Rubio about US weapons during the G7 meeting held in Paris.

Quote: "We were reassured that, for now, there is no talk of redirecting this assistance to another region."

Background:

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier that Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman have submitted requests for cooperation with Ukraine on defence systems and the transfer of military expertise.
• Zelenskyy has said that US weapons intended for Ukraine had not been diverted to the Middle East, although further developments would depend on a number of factors, including the duration of the war in Iran.
• On 28 March, Rubio said the US is not diverting weapons purchased by NATO countries for Ukraine to the Middle East, but did not rule out that it could happen.
• The issue arose after The Washington Post reported that the Pentagon was considering diverting key military equipment intended for the Ukrainian armed forces to the war with Iran.

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