Zelensky offers Bahrain drone deal in latest Gulf trip

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday offered a drone deal to Bahrain as he met with the king of the Gulf island state. "Ukraine is ready to share this security expertise with Bahrain and help strengthen the protection of life," Zelensky said in a statement published online after meeting King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

"He proposed signing a Drone Deal and scaling up cooperation with Bahrain, and we agreed that our teams will work out the details," he added. Ukraine has signed a string of defence agreements in the region since the Middle East war broke out in late February, including with Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. He said the pair also discussed opening embassies in each other’s' countries.