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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke Harding

US ignoring evidence Russia is helping Iran because it trusts Putin, says Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: ‘The problem is they trust Putin. And it’s a pity.’ Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP

The US has ignored compelling evidence that Russia has been helping Iran to target US bases in the Middle East because it “trusts” Vladimir Putin, according to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Speaking in an interview with Alastair Campbell on The Rest is Politics podcast, Zelenskyy said he had tried to draw the White House’s attention to the close collaboration between Moscow and Tehran.

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