Iran Press/ Europe: Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba has submitted a proposal to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky regarding the severance of diplomatic relations with Iran.
According to the Ukrainian "Ukrinform" website, the statement made by the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister on Tuesday, Kuleba accused Iran of providing Russian armed forces with drones which caused "numerous destructions in Ukraine's civil infrastructure and possible continuation of Iran's arms supplies to Russia.
"Considering the numerous destructions caused by Iranian drones to Ukraine's civil infrastructure, the deaths and sufferings caused to our people, as well as in connection with reports about the possible continuation of Iran's arms supplies to Russia, I am submitting a proposal to the President of Ukraine to severe diplomatic relations with Iran," Kuleba told.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday rejected Ukrainian claims about the use of Iranian drones in the war with Ukraine and said Russia uses unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of domestic manufacture.
"We do not have such information. The hardware that is used is Russian. You know that. It has Russian names. According to Russian state news agency Tass, we do not have such information," Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Tuesday when asked whether Russia had purchased or was using Iranian UAVs.
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On Monday, Iran refuted Western media reports about Russia using Iranian-made drones in Ukraine.
Iran's Permanent Mission in the UN said, in answer to Germany on allegations against regarding the Situation in Ukraine, said
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has consistently supported peace and the end of the conflict in Ukraine and urged the parties to exercise restraint and avoid escalating tensions.
The statement added, "Iran underlines that its missile program is a homegrown and defensive capability under our international commitments.
Also on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani at a weekly presser in Tehran said news reports about Iran's weapons sales to Russia were based on political goals and fueled by Western sources.
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Meanwhile, Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv said, "If Iran stops to supply weapons to Russia, we will talk about the restoration of the whole range of relations."
Iran's foreign minister emphasized that country is against the war and would not provide military support to any party in the Ukraine war.
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