{"id":37042,"date":"2026-06-11T12:51:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/?p=37042"},"modified":"2026-07-04T12:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:02:54","slug":"from-aid-recipient-to-security-provider-ukraines-role-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/uk\/2026\/06\/11\/from-aid-recipient-to-security-provider-ukraines-role-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0412\u0456\u0434 \u043e\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0447\u0430 \u0434\u043e\u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0438 \u0434\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0435\u043a\u0438: \u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0440\u043e\u043b\u044c \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0411\u043b\u0438\u0437\u044c\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0421\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0456"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-quick-download-button-download-button aligncenter qdbn-wrapper\"><div class=\"qdbn\" data-plugin-name=\"qdbn\" data-style=\"small\" data-file=\"hide-file\" data-size=\"hide-size\" data-icon-position=\"left\"><div class=\"qdbn-download-button-inner\"><button type=\"button\" data-button-type=\"small\" class=\"g-btn f-l\" style=\"background-color:#0e107b;color:#ffffff;border-radius:25px\" data-attachment-id=\"55893\" data-page-id=\"18850\" data-post-id=\"\" data-have-external=\"false\" data-external-url=\"\" data-wait-duration=\"0\" data-target-blank=\"true\" data-msg=\"Please wait...\" data-member=\"0\" data-has-icon-dark=\"true\" title=\"\u0417\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0430\u0436\u0438\u0442\u0438 PDF \u0430\u043d\u0433\u043b\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u044e\"><span class=\"download-btn-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M18 11.3l-1-1.1-4 4V3h-1.5v11.3L7 10.2l-1 1.1 6.2 5.8 5.8-5.8zm.5 3.7v3.5h-13V15H4v5h16v-5h-1.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span>\u0417\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0430\u0436\u0438\u0442\u0438 PDF \u0430\u043d\u0433\u043b\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u044e<\/span><\/button><p class=\"up\" style=\"border-radius:0\"><i class=\"fi fi-pdf\"><\/i><\/p><p class=\"down\" style=\"border-radius:0\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M10 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V8c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2h-8l-2-2z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"file-size\">635 KB<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><quick-download-button-info class=\"qdb-btn-info\"><\/quick-download-button-info><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1-1024x417.png\" alt=\"Cover image for: From Aid Recipient to Security Provider: Ukraine\u2019s Emerging Role in the Middle East\" class=\"wp-image-37044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1-600x244.png 600w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1-18x7.png 18w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1.png 1194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For much of the past year, Ukraine&#8217;s position appeared constrained. Russia was sustaining grinding pressure along the front line, Western attention was fragmenting, and Washington was pressing Kyiv toward a settlement on unfavorable terms. The joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_attacks_during_the_2026_Iran_war#Operations_Roaring_Lion_and_Epic_Fury\">\u0440\u043e\u0437\u043f\u043e\u0447\u0430\u0442\u0430 28 \u043b\u044e\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e 2026 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443<\/a> \u0432 \u043c\u0435\u0436\u0430\u0445 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0439 Epic Fury \u0456 Roaring Lion, \u0437\u043c\u0456\u043d\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0446\u044e \u0434\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043c\u0456\u043a\u0443 \u0442\u0430\u043a, \u044f\u043a \u0436\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0456 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0456\u043d \u043f\u043e\u0432\u043d\u043e\u044e \u043c\u0456\u0440\u043e\u044e \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0447\u0456\u043a\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0430.<br>Within weeks, a country that had been told it held &#8220;no cards&#8221; was being asked by Gulf monarchies, European capitals, and the United States military itself to share drone interception technology and deploy its specialists to the Middle East. Ukraine&#8217;s Deputy Foreign Minister Marianna Betsa summarised the shift plainly: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/ukraine-iran-war-807d697d?st=k9QenW&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\">&#8220;There is a transition from seeing Ukraine only as a recipient of aid, a consumer of security, to seeing it as a contributor to security.&#8221;<\/a> \u0426\u0435\u0439 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0445\u0456\u0434 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0456 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0431\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f. \u0412\u0430\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0456\u0448\u0435 \u043f\u0438\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u043f\u043e\u043b\u044f\u0433\u0430\u0454 \u0432 \u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443, \u0447\u0438 \u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u043d\u043e \u0441\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0438\u043c \u0456 \u0443\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043d\u0443\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u2019\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0456\u0437 \u043d\u0438\u043c \u0434\u0438\u043f\u043b\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This paper argues that Ukraine&#8217;s new leverage in the Middle East is grounded in a genuine and non-replicable military-technological advantage, but that converting battlefield credibility into lasting geopolitical agency requires a strategic discipline that Kyiv has not always demonstrated in the region.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-context-what-happened-in-iran\"><strong>\u041a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0442: \u0449\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0406\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0456<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes targeting Iran&#8217;s nuclear program, missile production infrastructure, and senior military leadership, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Iran&#8217;s response included ballistic missile barrages against Israel, sustained drone attacks on US military facilities across the Gulf, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2026\/3\/3\/shutdown-of-hormuz-strait-raises-fears-of-soaring-oil-prices\">\u0437\u0430\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0442\u044f\u043c \u041e\u0440\u043c\u0443\u0437\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0438<\/a> \u041a\u043e\u0440\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043e\u043c \u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u0456\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043c\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044e\u0446\u0456\u0457 2 \u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437\u043d\u044f.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-17.png\" alt=\"Cover image for: From Aid Recipient to Security Provider: Ukraine\u2019s Emerging Role in the Middle East\" class=\"wp-image-37071\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8145852627579492;width:403px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-17.png 536w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-17-489x600.png 489w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-17-10x12.png 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u0414\u0436\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043b\u043e: <a 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\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0431\u0430\u043b\u0456\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0440\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442. \u0414\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0432\u0438 \u041f\u0435\u0440\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0437\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0438 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u043c\u0456\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0448\u0443\u043a\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0434\u0435\u0448\u0435\u0432\u0448\u0435, \u043c\u0430\u0441\u0448\u0442\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0448\u0435 \u0439 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0456\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0435 \u0432 \u0431\u043e\u0439\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u0443\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0445 \u0440\u0456\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-double-burden-risks-ukraine-did-not-choose\"><strong>\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0432\u0456\u0439\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0442\u044f\u0433\u0430\u0440: \u0440\u0438\u0437\u0438\u043a\u0438, \u044f\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0430<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before assessing Ukraine&#8217;s gains, it is necessary to acknowledge the very real costs the Iran conflict has imposed on Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u041d\u0430\u0439\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0448\u0438\u043c \u043d\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0456\u0434\u043a\u043e\u043c \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0443\u0432\u0430\u0433\u0438. \u042f\u043a \u0456 \u043f\u0456\u0434 \u0447\u0430\u0441 \u043f\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u044c\u043e\u0457 \u0431\u043b\u0438\u0437\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0441\u0445\u0456\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0438, \u0432\u0456\u0439\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438 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\u043c\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0440\u0445\u0456\u0457 \u041f\u0435\u0440\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0437\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0437\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0441\u044f \u043f\u043e \u0434\u043e\u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443 \u0434\u043e \u0412\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0442\u043e\u043d\u0430.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0415\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0435\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0456 \u0440\u0438\u043d\u043a\u0438 \u0449\u0435 \u0431\u0456\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043c\u0443. \u0417\u0430\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0442\u044f \u041e\u0440\u043c\u0443\u0437\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0438 <a href=\"https:\/\/atlasinstitute.org\/the-strait-that-moves-the-market-the-2026-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-and-the-anatomy-of-a-global-energy-shock\/\">\u0437\u0430 \u043b\u0456\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0456 \u0434\u043d\u0456 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0438\u043d\u0438\u043b\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0456\u043c\u043a\u0435 \u0437\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0446\u0456\u043d \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0444\u0442\u0443<\/a> of the first strikes, with market projections quickly pointing toward $100 per barrel and beyond if the disruption persisted. For Russia, this was an unearned windfall: Moscow&#8217;s 2026 budget had been built on conservative oil price assumptions, and any sustained elevation of Urals crude prices translates directly into billions in additional revenues available to fund the war. The energy shock also provided political cover for countries like Hungary and Slovakia to resist tightening sanctions on Russian LNG, with some capitals arguing that European energy security demanded greater flexibility with Russian supply.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hormuz crisis also forced the United States to effectively relax sanctions on Russian oil exports in order to help stabilize global energy markets. This partially offset the impact of Ukraine&#8217;s own sustained campaign targeting Russian oil export infrastructure on the Baltic coast, which had reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/articles\/the-iran-conflict-is-becoming-a-russia-ukraine-proxy-war\">\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0457 \u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0444\u0442\u0443 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0437\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0430 40%.<\/a> Ukraine&#8217;s intelligence-driven strikes on Russian port infrastructure represent one of the most effective economic pressure campaigns of the war; the energy shock has blunted that edge, at least temporarily.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-18.png\" alt=\"Cover image for: From Aid Recipient to Security Provider: Ukraine\u2019s Emerging Role in the Middle East\" class=\"wp-image-37074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-18.png 820w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-18-600x391.png 600w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-18-768x501.png 768w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-18-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u041d\u0430\u0439\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0456\u0448\u0438\u043c \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0441\u0438\u0442\u0443\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0457 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0456 \u0431\u043e\u044e \u0454 \u0442\u0435, \u0449\u043e \u043a\u0430\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0456\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438 \u0406\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0443 \u0432\u0438\u0441\u043d\u0430\u0436\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438 \u0432\u0438\u0441\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0431\u043e\u0454\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0456\u0432 \u0421\u0428\u0410 (\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043e \u0440\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0439 Patriot), \u0442\u043e\u0431\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0430\u043c\u0435 \u0442\u0438\u0445 \u0437\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0431\u0456\u0432, \u044f\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0431\u0443\u0454 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/05\/11\/us-ukraine-trump-weapons-purl\/\">\u0414\u043e \u0442\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u044f 2026 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443 \u0454\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0456 \u0441\u043e\u044e\u0437\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0434\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0456 \u0431\u0456\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u043d\u0435\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0457\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044f \u0449\u043e\u0434\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0438 PURL<\/a> (Priority Ukraine Requirements List), through which allied funds purchase US weapons for Ukraine. Some European capitals have become more hesitant to contribute, with one official noting that &#8220;trust is eroding&#8221; as the Iran conflict generates uncertainty about delivery timelines. To be clear, PURL transfers have not been formally halted \u2014 but the delays are real, the pipeline is under stress, and the structural competition for US defense industrial capacity between Ukraine, the Iran theatre, and Pacific contingency planning is not going away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-russia-s-strategic-gamble-and-its-limits\"><strong>Russia&#8217;s Strategic Gamble and Its Limits<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia has pursued a dual advantage from the Iran conflict: benefiting economically from elevated oil prices and using the US distraction to stabilize its military position. Russian forces maintained their aerial campaign against Ukraine without interruption throughout the opening weeks of the Iran operation, launching heavy mixed-strike packages against Ukrainian energy infrastructure \u2014 a signal that Moscow saw no reason to show restraint while Western eyes were elsewhere. Ukraine&#8217;s available electricity-generating capacity, <a href=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/uk\/2026\/03\/05\/ukraines-wartime-energy-destruction-governance-and-the-european-pivot\/\">\u044f\u043a\u0456 \u0432\u0436\u0435 \u0441\u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044f \u043c\u0430\u0439\u0436\u0435 \u043d\u0430 58%<\/a> \u043f\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0432\u043d\u044f\u043d\u043e \u0437 \u0440\u0456\u0432\u043d\u0435\u043c \u0434\u043e \u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0433\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u2014 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0437\u043d\u043e \u0434\u043e 14 GW \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u043c \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0456\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c 2026 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443, \u2014 \u0456 \u043d\u0430\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0456 \u0437\u0430\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0443\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0456\u0432.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet Russia&#8217;s position contains a significant structural contradiction. Iran has been Moscow&#8217;s most important military-industrial partner, supplying the Shahed drones that became the backbone of Russia&#8217;s long-range strike campaign against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. When the US and Israel struck Iran, Russia chose to protect its own interests rather than those of its ally. Moscow offered only a muted diplomatic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2025\/06\/22\/russia-condemns-irresponsible-us-strikes-on-iran-a89526\">\u0437\u0430\u0441\u0443\u0434\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f\u043c <\/a>of the strikes and provided no meaningful military support to Tehran. This restraint was arguably more damaging to Russia&#8217;s credibility than an open conflict with the West would have been: it demonstrated that Moscow&#8217;s security commitments are conditional and ultimately self-interested.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-14.png\" alt=\"Cover image for: From Aid Recipient to Security Provider: Ukraine\u2019s Emerging Role in the Middle East\" class=\"wp-image-37057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-14.png 1008w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-14-600x263.png 600w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-14-768x337.png 768w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-14-18x8.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A meeting between Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran on July 19, 2022. Source: Getty Images<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The failure to shield Iran carries costs beyond the bilateral relationship. CSTO and SCO, Russia&#8217;s main institutional tools for projecting security influence across Eurasia, have been further revealed as declaratory rather than operational. Central Asian elites, observing the Iran episode carefully, are drawing their own conclusions about <a href=\"https:\/\/uames.org.ua\/stratehichni-reaktsii-ta-heopolitychni-naslidky-dlia-derzhav-tsentralnoi-azii-v-konteksti-vijny-v-irani-berezen-2026-r\/\">the reliability of Moscow&#8217;s security umbrella<\/a>. This reinforces a longer-term erosion of Russian regional influence that began with the fall of Assad&#8217;s Syria in late 2024. For Ukraine, this dynamic creates both an opportunity and a responsibility: the space vacating around Russia&#8217;s regional credibility is available to fill, but only if Kyiv builds lasting relationships rather than simply transactional ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0412\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043e \u0442\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0436 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0438, \u044f\u043a\u0456 \u0449\u0435 \u0432\u0438\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0438, \u043a\u0440\u0456\u043c \u043d\u0430\u0444\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u0434\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0456\u0432, \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0456\u044f \u043e\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0432\u0456\u0434 \u0446\u044c\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0444\u043b\u0456\u043a\u0442\u0443. \u0417\u0430 \u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0432\u0456\u0434\u043a\u0438, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/analysis\/74346\">\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0456 \u0441\u0443\u043f\u0443\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0437\u043d\u0456\u043c\u043a\u0438 \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u043e\u0431\u2019\u0454\u043a\u0442\u0456\u0432 \u0421\u0428\u0410 \u0432 \u0440\u0435\u0433\u0456\u043e\u043d\u0456 \u041f\u0435\u0440\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0437\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0438<\/a> \u2014 including facilities in Qatar and Saudi Arabia \u2014 before those same facilities were struck by Iran. This opportunistic intelligence-sharing with Tehran, if confirmed, further entrenches the Kremlin&#8217;s role as a destabilizing actor in the region and positions the Iran conflict explicitly as another front in the broader Russia-Ukraine confrontation. In one of the CFR\u2019s opinion pieces, it was described bluntly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/articles\/the-iran-conflict-is-becoming-a-russia-ukraine-proxy-war\">\u043f\u0440\u043e\u043a\u0441\u0456-\u0432\u0456\u0439\u043d\u043e\u044e, <\/a>in which Ukraine arms and advises Gulf states while Russia assists Iran. That framing has traction in Washington, but it also requires Ukraine to manage perceptions carefully \u2014 being seen as a belligerent party in a wider regional conflict could complicate Kyiv&#8217;s diplomatic standing with states that prefer to avoid entanglement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ukraine-s-comparative-advantage-what-nobody-else-has\"><strong>Ukraine&#8217;s Comparative Advantage: What Nobody Else Has<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> However, Ukraine&#8217;s current offer to the Middle East is not merely a matter of diplomatic goodwill. It represents a genuine and, crucially, non-replicable military-technological asset. European partners can buy drone hardware. They can test Ukrainian systems on their own ranges. They can fund production lines. But what no partner can quickly replicate is the operational experience embedded in Ukrainian military culture, the live-data ecosystem that powers Ukrainian software, or the speed of innovation that four years of high-intensity war has generated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0426\u044f \u043d\u0435\u0432\u0456\u0434\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0446\u0456\u043d\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0442\u0456\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u0432 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u043a\u0440\u0435\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044f\u0445. \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0456 \u0434\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438-\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0445\u043e\u043f\u043b\u044e\u0432\u0430\u0447\u0456 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/articles\/the-iran-conflict-is-becoming-a-russia-ukraine-proxy-war\">\u0434\u0435\u044f\u043a\u0456 \u0437 \u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0442\u044c \u043b\u0438\u0448\u0435 \u0437\u0430 $1,000\u2013$2,000 \u0437\u0430 \u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044e <\/a>\u2014 \u0441\u043f\u0435\u0446\u0456\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0456 \u0437\u0430\u0432\u0434\u044f\u043a\u0438 \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0432\u0434\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044e \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0456 \u0431\u043e\u044e. \u0407\u0445 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0442\u044c \u0456\u043d\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0456 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438, \u044f\u043a\u0456 \u043e\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0443\u044e\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0433\u0443\u043a\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0431\u043e\u0439\u043e\u0432\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0441\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0432 \u0440\u0435\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0456 \u0439 \u0437\u0430 \u043b\u0456\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0456 \u0434\u043d\u0456 \u043e\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u044e\u044e\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0446\u0456\u0457. \u041f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0443 \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0456\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0431\u043e\u0454\u043c Delta, \u0449\u043e \u043e\u0431\u2019\u0454\u0434\u043d\u0443\u0454 \u0434\u0430\u043d\u0456 \u0434\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0456\u0432, \u0430\u043a\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0435\u043d\u0441\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0432, \u0441\u0443\u043f\u0443\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0456 \u0437\u043d\u0456\u043c\u043a\u0438 \u0439 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0432\u0456\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0443 \u0456\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044e \u0432\u0456\u0434 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0431\u043e\u0432\u0446\u0456\u0432 \u0443 \u0454\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0443 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u0443 \u043a\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0443, \u043c\u0456\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u0440 \u0421\u0443\u0445\u043e\u043f\u0443\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a \u0421\u0428\u0410 \u0414\u0435\u043d\u0456\u0435\u043b \u0414\u0440\u0456\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043b \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u0432 <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/article\/ukraine-russia-war-drones-iran.html\">as &#8220;absolutely incredible&#8221;<\/a> \u0456 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u043e\u044e, \u0449\u043e \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0448\u0443\u0454 \u0430\u043d\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0456\u0447\u043d\u0456 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0438 \u0421\u0428\u0410. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/us-israel-iran-war-2026\/card\/saudi-aramco-in-talks-to-buy-ukrainian-drones-to-protect-oil-fields-OeOLvO58Rgo4tDqV7e4q\">Saudi Aramco, the world&#8217;s largest oil company, entered negotiations to acquire Ukrainian interceptor drones to protect its oil fields <\/a>\u2014 \u043d\u0435 \u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443, \u0449\u043e \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430 \u0454 \u043d\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0448\u0435\u0432\u0448\u0438\u043c \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043c, \u0430 \u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443, \u0449\u043e \u0432\u043e\u043d\u0430 \u0454\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0440\u043e\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u0456\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0443 \u0432 \u0431\u043e\u0439\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u0443\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0445 \u0435\u0444\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438 \u0441\u0430\u043c\u0435 \u0442\u0456\u0454\u0457 \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0438, \u0437 \u044f\u043a\u043e\u044e \u0441\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430\u044e\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0446\u0456 \u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0449\u0430.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-15.png\" alt=\"Cover image for: From Aid Recipient to Security Provider: Ukraine\u2019s Emerging Role in the Middle East\" class=\"wp-image-37058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-15.png 1008w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-15-600x275.png 600w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-15-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-15-18x8.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u0420\u043e\u0441\u0456\u044f \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0442\u0438\u0441\u044f\u0447\u0456 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0432 \u0406\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0456 \u0434\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0456\u0432 Shahed \u043f\u043e \u043c\u0456\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0445 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438. \u0414\u0436\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043b\u043e: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/clyv10dre79o\"><em>BBC<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u041d\u0438\u043d\u0456 \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0456 \u0441\u0438\u043b\u0438 <a href=\"https:\/\/help.hvylya.net\/uk\/327092-wsj-voyna-v-irane-neozhidanno-prevratila-ukrainu-iz-problemy-v-reshenie\">\u0434\u043e\u0441\u044f\u0433\u0430\u044e\u0442\u044c 97-\u0432\u0456\u0434\u0441\u043e\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0456\u0432\u043d\u044f \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0445\u043e\u043f\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f<\/a> against Shahed drones \u2014 the same Shaheds now threatening Gulf infrastructure. They reached that rate through a systematic, multi-layered approach combining electronic warfare jamming, acoustic detection networks, mobile gun teams, and interceptor drones operating as a coordinated ecosystem. That ecosystem is best understood not as a product but as a doctrine \u2014 one built from experience that cannot be downloaded or licensed. When Zelenskyi&#8217;s adviser Oleksandr Kamyshin noted that he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/ukraine-iran-war-807d697d?st=k9QenW&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\">&#8220;surprised anyone started an attack on Iran without first having a solution against Shaheds for themselves or their allies,&#8221;<\/a> \u0446\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0431\u0443\u043b\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0441\u043c\u0456\u0448\u043a\u043e\u044e, \u0441\u043a\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0438 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0436\u043d\u0456\u043c \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0433\u0456\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043c \u0432\u0438\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043a\u043e\u043c: \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u0454\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u044e \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u043e\u044e, \u044f\u043a\u0430 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0432\u2019\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0446\u044e \u043a\u043e\u043d\u043a\u0440\u0435\u0442\u043d\u0443 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u0443 \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043c\u0430\u0441\u0448\u0442\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0445, \u0443 \u0440\u0435\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0431\u043e\u0439\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u0443\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0445 \u0456 \u0432 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u043d\u0456 \u0437 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043c, \u0449\u043e \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043d\u043e \u0430\u0434\u0430\u043f\u0442\u0443\u0454 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u044e \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0443.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u041d\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u0448 \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0454 \u0442\u0435\u043c\u043f\u0438 \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0445 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\u0441\u0432\u0456\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a Shahed<\/a> \u2014 \u0442\u0435\u043f\u0435\u0440 \u043f\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0434 \u0456\u0437 \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0430\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0442\u0443\u0440\u0431\u043e\u0433\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0434\u0435\u043b\u044f\u043c\u0438 \u0440\u0435\u0433\u0443\u043b\u044f\u0440\u043d\u043e \u0437\u2019\u044f\u0432\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0431\u0456\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0456, \u0448\u0432\u0438\u0434\u0448\u0456 \u0432\u0430\u0440\u0456\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438 \u0437 \u0440\u0435\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u0432\u0438\u0433\u0443\u043d\u0430\u043c\u0438, \u0430 \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0456 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0434\u0456\u0457 \u0432\u0434\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044e\u044e\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e.<strong>\u0421\u0430\u043c\u0435 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0446\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0443 \u0430\u0434\u0430\u043f\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0457 \u0432 \u0443\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0445 \u0440\u0435\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u043d\u0438 \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0432\u0438 \u041f\u0435\u0440\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0437\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0443\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0432\u0456\u0434 \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0437\u0430\u0445\u0456\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u043e\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0439, \u0449\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0446\u044e\u044e\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u0456\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0456\u0432\u0435\u043b\u044c, \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0438. <\/strong>A country can purchase a Ukrainian interceptor drone; it cannot purchase the institutional knowledge of the unit that developed it in response to last month&#8217;s Russian modifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0428\u0438\u0440\u0448\u0435 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0446\u044c\u043e\u0433\u043e \u044f\u0432\u0438\u0449\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u0436\u0456 \u0431\u0443\u0434\u044c-\u044f\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u043a\u0440\u0435\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0438. <a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/research\/2026\/04\/ukraine-russia-war-changing-warfare-practice-military-strategy\">Ukraine has effectively pioneered what Carnegie&#8217;s Andriy Zagorodnyuk calls &#8220;affordable precise mass&#8221;<\/a> \u2014 a model in which precision at scale is no longer the exclusive property of expensive state-level weapons programs. Drone units in Ukraine now account for over 80% of Russian battlefield casualties despite representing only 20% of the force&#8217;s personnel. The doctrinal and industrial model behind that ratio is what Gulf partners are purchasing access to, even if they do not always articulate it in those terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0421\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u043c \u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0435\u043d\u044c 2026 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443 \u0431\u043b\u0438\u0437\u044c\u043a\u043e <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/blogs\/ukrainealert\/iran-war-highlights-ukraines-rapid-rise-to-drone-superpower-status\/\">200 \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0444\u0430\u0445\u0456\u0432\u0446\u0456\u0432 \u0431\u0443\u043b\u043e \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u0411\u043b\u0438\u0437\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0421\u0445\u0456\u0434<\/a>, \u0434\u0435 \u0432\u043e\u043d\u0438 \u0441\u043f\u0456\u0432\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0446\u044e\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0456\u0437 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href=\"https:\/\/militarnyi.com\/uk\/news\/ssha-ta-katar-obgovoryuyut-z-ukrayinoyu-prydbannya-akustychnyh-system-dlya-vyyavlennya-shahed\/\">\u0440\u043e\u0437\u043f\u043e\u0447\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0434\u0431\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c \u0430\u043a\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0432\u0438\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f<\/a> \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0432\u0438\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0434\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0456\u0432 \u2014 \u0442\u0435\u0445\u043d\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0456\u0457, \u044f\u043a\u0443 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0437 \u043e\u0433\u043b\u044f\u0434\u0443 \u043d\u0430 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u0443 \u043d\u0435\u043e\u0431\u0445\u0456\u0434\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0456 \u0432\u0434\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u043f\u0456\u0434 \u0447\u0430\u0441 \u0442\u0438\u0441\u044f\u0447 \u0440\u0435\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0445\u043e\u043f\u043b\u0435\u043d\u044c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-ukraine-middle-east-axis-opportunity-and-accumulated-baggage\"><strong>\u0412\u0456\u0441\u044c \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430 \u2014 \u0411\u043b\u0438\u0437\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0421\u0445\u0456\u0434: \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0456 \u0442\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043f\u0438\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0431\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0436<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The political architecture of Ukraine&#8217;s Middle East engagement is considerably more complicated than a straightforward technology transaction. To understand why, it is worth looking back at how Ukraine managed \u2014 and mismanaged \u2014 its regional positioning during the Gaza crisis of 2023\u20132024, because the lessons from that episode are directly relevant to the current moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023, Ukraine&#8217;s initial response was immediate and unequivocal support for Israel. This was driven by a mixture of genuine solidarity, domestic political sentiment (<a href=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/uk\/publications\/the-difficulties-of-ukrainian-policy-towards-the-war-in-the-gaza-strip\/\">\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0447\u0430\u0441\u043d\u0456 \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0442\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0441\u0432\u0456\u0434\u0447\u0438\u043b\u0438, \u0449\u043e \u043c\u0430\u0439\u0436\u0435 70% \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0446\u0456\u0432 \u0441\u0438\u043c\u043f\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0437\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0406\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043b\u044e<\/a>) \u0456 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0433\u0456\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0445\u0443\u043d\u043a\u0443 \u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0435, \u0449\u043e \u0437\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0437 \u0406\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043b\u0435\u043c \u0434\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0437\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443 \u0437\u0430\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0443 \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0446\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u0445\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0456 \u043f\u0456\u0434\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u043a\u0438 \u0417\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0443, \u044f\u043a\u0430 \u0437\u0434\u0456\u0439\u043d\u044f\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044f \u043f\u0456\u0441\u043b\u044f \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0434\u0443 \u0425\u0410\u041c\u0410\u0421. \u041f\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0432 \u043f\u0440\u044f\u043c\u0456 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043b\u0456 \u043c\u0456\u0436 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0434\u043e\u043c \u0425\u0410\u041c\u0410\u0421 \u0456 \u0411\u0443\u0447\u0435\u044e \u0442\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u043c\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0432\u0441\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0443 \u0439 \u0406\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043b\u044c \u044f\u043a \u0434\u0432\u0456 \u0434\u0435\u043c\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0456\u0457, \u0449\u043e \u0431\u043e\u0440\u044e\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438 \u043e\u0434\u043d\u0456\u0454\u0457 \u043e\u0441\u0456 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0430\u0441\u0438\u043b\u044c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That calculation backfired. Arab states, which had been warming toward Ukraine through 2023 \u2014 Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Foreign Minister had visited Kyiv in February of that year, and Zelenskyi had spoken at the Arab League summit in Jeddah in May \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/uk\/2024\/02\/15\/the-difficulties-of-ukrainian-policy-towards-the-war-in-the-gaza-strip\/\">\u0440\u0456\u0437\u043a\u043e \u043e\u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043b\u0438 \u0434\u043e \u043d\u0435\u0457. \u041f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0421\u0430\u0443\u0434\u0456\u0432\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0410\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0456\u0457, \u041e\u0410\u0415, \u041a\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0443 \u0442\u0430 \u0411\u0430\u0445\u0440\u0435\u0439\u043d\u0443 \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0457\u0445\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0440\u0435\u0442\u044e \u0437\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0456\u0447 \u0449\u043e\u0434\u043e \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0443\u043b\u0438 \u043c\u0438\u0440\u0443, \u044f\u043a\u0430 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0431\u0443\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u041c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0456 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0456\u043d\u0446\u0456 \u0436\u043e\u0432\u0442\u043d\u044f 2023 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443<\/a>. Ukraine&#8217;s one-sided framing played into a narrative, actively amplified by Russian propaganda, that the West was hypocritical in its concern for Ukrainian civilians while indifferent to Palestinian ones. In the Global South, where the Palestinian issue is a significant marker of political identity, Ukraine&#8217;s positioning actively weakened its standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The episode illustrated a structural tension in Ukraine&#8217;s Middle East diplomacy that has not disappeared. Qatar is simultaneously Ukraine&#8217;s most strategically important Arab partner, which routinely facilitates prisoner exchanges, helps return deported children, and positions itself as a potential energy alternative to Russian LNG for Europe \u2014 and a country whose foreign policy includes active support for Islamist movements that Israel regards as adversaries. Kyiv eventually adjusted its position, emphasizing compliance with international humanitarian law by all parties and reaffirming recognition of both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples. But the damage had been real, and the underlying tension between maintaining Arab partnerships and not alienating Israel remains structurally unresolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2026, that tension is still present, and arguably more complex. Ukraine&#8217;s Middle East itinerary in March <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/analysis\/74346\">\u043f\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u0431\u0443\u043b\u043e \u0404\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0430\u043b\u0438\u043c\u0430<\/a>. Zelenskyi&#8217;s absence from Israel raised questions in Israeli policy circles, with some analysts arguing that Israel had missed earlier opportunities to deepen cooperation with Ukraine and that the relationship was now paying the price for years of studied neutrality. Israel has not supplied Ukraine with lethal weapons, citing, among other reasons, concerns that Israeli systems could be captured and transferred to Iran and Syria. That concern has not diminished; if anything, the deepened Russia-Iran military relationship makes it more acute.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-16.png\" alt=\"Cover image for: From Aid Recipient to Security Provider: Ukraine\u2019s Emerging Role in the Middle East\" class=\"wp-image-37059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-16.png 1008w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-16-600x264.png 600w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-16-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-16-18x8.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u041f\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0437\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0456\u0432\u0441\u044f \u0437 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043c \u041e\u0410\u0415 \u041c\u0443\u0445\u0430\u043c\u043c\u0430\u0434\u043e\u043c \u0431\u0456\u043d \u0417\u0430\u0457\u0434\u043e\u043c \u0410\u043b\u044c \u041d\u0430\u0433\u0430\u044f\u043d\u043e\u043c. \u0414\u0436\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043b\u043e: \u041e\u0444\u0456\u0441 \u041f\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel&#8217;s complex position vis-\u00e0-vis Russia remains a complicating factor. Despite Russia&#8217;s active assistance to Iran during the conflict, Israeli-Russian channels have not been formally severed. Moscow retains leverage over Israeli interests in Syria, and Jerusalem continues to calculate its relationship with the Kremlin in terms of regional security rather than ideological alignment. Ukraine needs to account for this dynamic rather than assume that the Iran conflict has automatically transformed Israel into a straightforward partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, there are real opportunities in the current configuration that did not exist two years ago. The Iran conflict has shifted the Gulf states&#8217; threat perception in ways that create genuine alignment with Ukrainian interests. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar now face the drone threat in an immediate, visceral way that transforms their relationship with Ukrainian expertise from academic curiosity into operational necessity. <a href=\"https:\/\/militarnyi.com\/uk\/news\/ukrayina-otrymala-zapyt-vid-ssha\/\">Ukraine&#8217;s offer of acoustic detection systems, interceptor drones, and EW expertise<\/a> \u0454 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u043f\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0434\u0434\u044e \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u043f\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0443 \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0443 \u0437 \u0431\u043e\u043a\u0443 \u0441\u043f\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0456\u0432. \u0426\u0435 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u043d\u043e \u043c\u0456\u0446\u043d\u0456\u0448\u0430 \u043e\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043f\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430, \u043d\u0456\u0436 \u0440\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u0433\u0443\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0442\u0430\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u0441\u043e\u043b\u0456\u0434\u0430\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0456 2022\u20132023 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0456\u0432.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/news\/2026\/03\/02\/8023538\/\">\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0436 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0440\u043e\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0443\u0437\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0436\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u044e \u0442\u0435\u0445\u043d\u0456\u0447\u043d\u0443 \u0434\u043e\u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443 \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043c \u041f\u0435\u0440\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0437\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0438 \u0432\u0456\u0434 \u0432\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0432\u043f\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0443 \u043d\u0430 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0456\u044e \u0437\u0430\u0434\u043b\u044f \u0434\u043e\u0441\u044f\u0433\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0440\u0430\u043c\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0457 \u0434\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0456 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043f\u0438\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0432\u043e\u0433\u043d\u044e.<\/a> This is a creative use of newfound leverage, and it reflects a more sophisticated regional strategy than Kyiv was deploying eighteen months ago. But it also carries risks: conditioning security cooperation on diplomatic outcomes can make Ukraine appear to be instrumentalizing partners rather than building genuine alliances, and Gulf states have their own complex relationships with Moscow that they will not easily sacrifice on Ukraine&#8217;s behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading translation-block\" id=\"h-conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine&#8217;s emergence as a security provider in the Middle East is real, consequential, and grounded in an actual comparative advantage rather than diplomatic positioning alone. The Iran conflict exposed a gap between the cost of modern drone saturation and the affordability of conventional interceptor systems, which Ukraine had spent four years solving. The demand for that solution is now global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But military capability, however sophisticated, does not automatically translate into sustained geopolitical agency. Ukraine&#8217;s leadership has demonstrated tactical agility in responding to the Iran crisis. The longer-term test is whether Kyiv can build this into a coherent strategy: institutionalizing its Gulf partnerships through permanent training programs and joint development agreements; using its new leverage to secure tangible reciprocity, particularly in Patriot interceptor supply; and developing the diplomatic infrastructure to manage the complex triangular relationship between Gulf states, Israel, and its own European allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kyiv&#8217;s emerging security partnerships in the Gulf are best understood not as a regional policy in themselves, but as a dimension of Ukraine&#8217;s broader effort to establish itself as an indispensable actor in global security architecture. Military capability will continue to generate Ukraine&#8217;s international standing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The peace process remains far from resolution: Russia, buoyed by oil revenues and emboldened by US distraction, has no structural incentive to negotiate seriously, and Ukrainian front-line losses, though smaller than Russian ones, continue to accumulate. Whether Ukraine&#8217;s newfound leverage in the Middle East can be translated into security guarantees and durable partnerships, or remains a series of impressive but ultimately episodic moments, will depend on whether Kyiv approaches the region with the strategic patience and diplomatic calibration that the moment demands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u041a\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0456 \u0454. \u041f\u0438\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0432 \u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443, \u0447\u0438 \u0457\u0445 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0456\u0433\u0440\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438\u043c\u0443\u0442\u044c \u0456\u0437 \u0434\u0438\u0441\u0446\u0438\u043f\u043b\u0456\u043d\u043e\u044e \u0434\u043e\u0432\u0433\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0430, \u0447\u0438 \u0437 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0447\u0443\u0442\u0442\u044f\u043c \u043d\u0430\u0433\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0456, \u0432\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0432\u0438\u043c \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456, \u044f\u043a\u0430 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0456 \u0431\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0437\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f, \u2014 \u0430\u0434\u0436\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u0411\u043b\u0438\u0437\u044c\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0421\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0456 \u0446\u0456 \u0434\u0432\u0456 \u043c\u043e\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0456 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0434\u0456\u043d\u043a\u0438 \u0434\u0430\u044e\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0443\u0436\u0435 \u0440\u0456\u0437\u043d\u0456 \u0440\u0435\u0437\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0438.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\"><em>\u041f\u043e\u0433\u043b\u044f\u0434\u0438, \u0434\u0443\u043c\u043a\u0438 \u0442\u0430 \u043e\u0446\u0456\u043d\u043a\u0438, \u0432\u0438\u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0456 \u0432 \u043c\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0456\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0445, \u043e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0456\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u043d\u0430 \u0446\u044c\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0456, \u043d\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0436\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0438\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u043d\u043e \u0457\u0445\u043d\u0456\u043c \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043c \u0456 \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u043e\u0432\u2019\u044f\u0437\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e \u0432\u0456\u0434\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0430\u044e\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0446\u0456\u044e Transatlantic Dialogue Center, \u0439\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0456\u0442\u0435\u0442\u0456\u0432 \u0447\u0438 \u0430\u0444\u0456\u043b\u0456\u0439\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u043e\u0440\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0439. \u0426\u0456 \u043c\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0456\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u043c\u0430\u044e\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u0442\u0456 \u0441\u0442\u0438\u043c\u0443\u043b\u044e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0434\u0456\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0433 \u0456 \u0434\u0438\u0441\u043a\u0443\u0441\u0456\u044e \u0442\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0430\u044e\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0444\u0456\u0446\u0456\u0439\u043d\u0456 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0456\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0456 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0446\u0456\u0457 Transatlantic Dialogue Center \u0430\u0431\u043e \u0431\u0443\u0434\u044c-\u044f\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0456\u043d\u0448\u0438\u0445 \u043e\u0440\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0456\u0439, \u0437 \u044f\u043a\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0443\u0442\u044c \u0431\u0443\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u2019\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0456.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For much of the past year, Ukraine&#8217;s position appeared constrained. Russia was sustaining grinding pressure along the front line, Western attention was fragmenting, and Washington was pressing Kyiv toward a settlement on unfavorable terms. 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