Turns out, Ukraine has got cards.<\/p>\n
Just last fall, Russia was inexorably advancing on the battlefield, money was running out and President Trump was pressing a peace deal on terms that favored Moscow.<\/p>\n
Then, Trump\u2019s war against Iran reshuffled the world. Drone warfare\u2014the kind in which Ukraine has garnered four years of unmatched experience\u2014went global with Iranian attacks throughout the Middle East. Instead of being seen as a problem to be solved, Ukraine became a sought-after solution\u2014for Gulf monarchies, for European neighbors and increasingly for the U.S. military.<\/p>\n
President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly toured the Gulf in recent months, sending some 200 troops to showcase Ukrainian drone-interception technologies and to ink deals that could lead to investment and co-production. This followed the establishment of Ukrainian drone-manufacturing plants across Europe earlier this year, and the growing adoption of Ukrainian military innovation by Western militaries, particularly in Europe.<\/p>\n
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