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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Maziar Motamedi

Iran says ready to talk to Ukraine on claims of arming Russia

Ukraine accuses Russia of using the Shahed-136, albeit re-branded as Geran-2 with its own tail numbers [File: Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/Reuters]

Tehran, Iran – The Iranian government says it is ready to talk to Ukrainian officials to address allegations that it is arming Russia and plans to ramp up military cooperation with it, as the war in Ukraine nears the end of its eighth month.

In a statement issued late on Tuesday, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani reiterated Tehran’s denials about sending drones to Russia to be used in the conflict, and for the first time expressed readiness for “dialogue and negotiation with Ukraine to clear these allegations”.

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