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Russia supplied Iran with drones used in conflict, says Zelensky · DEEP INSIGHT

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  Speaker 1: How worried are you that this war in Iran is
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  Speaker 1: going to divert attention and even resources from Ukraine. After all,
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  Speaker 1: a lot of American made weapons were being bought by
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  Speaker 1: the Europeans and then given to you. Are you worried
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  Speaker 1: that these weapons will now all be diverted to the
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  Speaker 1: war in Iran?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, of course we have big risks, I think too,
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  Speaker 2: and of course I think that we can have deficit
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  Speaker 2: with their defense, especially Park three Pack two for Patriot
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  Speaker 2: systems for defending our ski and you know, after such
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  Speaker 2: difficult winter, such massive attacks using Iranian shah hits by
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  Speaker 2: the way, five.
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  Speaker 3: Hundred per day of shah hits and.
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  Speaker 2: Dozens of ballistic missiles, and of course for US it's
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  Speaker 2: very difficult sensitive quiesh. And of course if the war
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  Speaker 2: will continue, of course we will have with these challenges
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  Speaker 2: and the challenges will only increase.
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  Speaker 1: Do you get do you have intelligence or any information
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  Speaker 1: about this report that the Russians are providing Iran with intelligence,
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  Speaker 1: specifically providing Iran with intelligence on where American troops are,
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  Speaker 1: where American assets are, so that the Iranians can strike
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  Speaker 1: and kill Americans.
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  Speaker 3: First of all, Russia gave.
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  Speaker 2: Drones already the Shahis they are using Iranian licenses. You
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  Speaker 2: know that they built and produced a lot of drones.
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  Speaker 2: They gave them. I have one hundred facts that they
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  Speaker 2: that Iranian regime used against American basis and against all
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  Speaker 2: Middleists in Middle East, I mean and Middle East neighbors
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  Speaker 2: of Iran.
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  Speaker 3: They used these drones.
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  Speaker 2: We saw intelligence shared with us some details and it
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  Speaker 2: was Russian details in these Iranian drones.
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  Speaker 3: They said.
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  Speaker 2: The first and the second point is my intelligence told
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  Speaker 2: me next that they think that they share information intelligence
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  Speaker 2: with Iranian regime they helped them. And also they told
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  Speaker 2: my intelligence told me that they said, if Europe and
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  Speaker 2: the United States can help Ukraine with intelligence in this war,
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  Speaker 2: it meant that Russia can help Iranian region. This is
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  Speaker 2: the point of view on the soul. It's effect, and
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  Speaker 2: you see that it's not a big secret.
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  Speaker 1: Now you have been able to do something extraordinary. You've
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  Speaker 1: been asking for weapons from the West, but now you
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  Speaker 1: are providing weapons to the Gulf States and perhaps even
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  Speaker 1: to America because Ukraine is very advanced in drone and
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  Speaker 1: anti drone warfare. Will that will you be able to
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  Speaker 1: afford to continue to provide to provide these kind of
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  Speaker 1: weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE and the US.
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  Speaker 3: So we've got messages from the United States also.
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  Speaker 2: I spoke with Emories and Saudi and we spook also
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  Speaker 2: with Qatar and Jordan, and we understand what doesn't mean at.
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  Speaker 3: The very beginning of the war, when you are.
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  Speaker 2: Under big, massive attacks, we remember this. And I said
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  Speaker 2: that we with Americans, we have partners. We are ready
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  Speaker 2: to help Americans, and we are ready to help also
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  Speaker 2: Middle East allies. So we are ready to help to
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  Speaker 2: save the lives of civilians. And I moved three big
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  Speaker 2: group of experts, military experts from our army and they
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  Speaker 2: will help.
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  Speaker 1: Do you worry though, that you still have not been
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  Speaker 1: able to persuade President Trump. It seems to me because
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  Speaker 1: he tweeted out saying if America does not have enough weapons,
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  Speaker 1: it's because Joe Biden gave them all to Zelensky and
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  Speaker 1: he compared you to P. T. Barnum. It does seem
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  Speaker 1: that President Trump still has some anger or resentment toward
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  Speaker 1: Ukraine and even towards you personally.
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  Speaker 3: I don't know for it. It's be honest, I'm looking
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  Speaker 3: just to the facts.
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  Speaker 2: So what Middle East countries and American basis what they
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  Speaker 2: what they need now just to be in more strong security,
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  Speaker 2: so they need intercept us.
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  Speaker 3: It's drawn in the cetus. These new technologies is our technologies.
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  Speaker 2: So President Biden, we are thankful to America and bipartisan
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  Speaker 2: support and President Trump, but we never got drawn interceptors
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  Speaker 2: from the United States, so.
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  Speaker 3: We never asked it's just new technologies.
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  Speaker 2: But we've got Patriot missiles and we are thankful to
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  Speaker 2: America that we could get some missiles.
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  Speaker 3: But also at the same moment, I want to underline that.
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  Speaker 2: Middle East partners had more missiles for Patroots than we've
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  Speaker 2: got from the United States and Europeans during all the war,
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  Speaker 2: they used more missile.
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  Speaker 3: They used more than eight hundred.
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  Speaker 2: Patriot missiles during first attack during first twenty four thirty.
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  Speaker 3: Six hours, so more than we had during all the months.
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  Speaker 2: But when we speak how to close the sky, I
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  Speaker 2: mean we gave what we had and what our American
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  Speaker 2: friends they don't have, or European friends they don't have.
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  Speaker 2: I'm in such a big system of these experts. They
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  Speaker 2: have more other things, very strong sings, but not this,
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  Speaker 2: and Middle East andres asked us exactly about this.
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  Speaker 1: Let me ask you about the situation between Russia and Ukraine,
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  Speaker 1: because the reports that I'm hearing from the from the
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  Speaker 1: ground are that Ukraine is now gaining territory for the
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  Speaker 1: first time in two years in the area rounds Upo Asia.
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  Speaker 1: Can you tell us a little bit about this and
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  Speaker 1: if so, what has changed that has allowed Ukraine to
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  Speaker 1: now start taking back some territory from Russia.
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  Speaker 2: For it, Russia prepared new big offensive operation and they
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  Speaker 2: wanted to begin it at the end of last year
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  Speaker 2: and to continue to spring this year.
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  Speaker 3: And they prepare this operation.
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  Speaker 2: We it was our contrafensive steps, parallel steps, and so
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  Speaker 2: we wanted to do it not to give possibility Russia
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  Speaker 2: to attack us massively on the battlefield. So we began
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  Speaker 2: the operation at the end of the year and we
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  Speaker 2: got back control on four hundred cty for kilometers and
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  Speaker 2: it was a successful story not only about the land,
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  Speaker 2: because you know that this is not about the land.
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  Speaker 2: It's more about people, and it's more about how to
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  Speaker 2: destroy the big offensive operation of Russia.
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  Speaker 3: So and these steps been very successful.
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  Speaker 2: And it's all about not only about our steps on
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  Speaker 2: the battlefield, it's also about our drawn tactics, about our
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  Speaker 2: projects of the drawn, drawn operations. So Russia began to
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  Speaker 2: lose five thousand people per months because of drones, because
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  Speaker 2: of fpvs and other drones which we use on the battlefields.
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  Speaker 3: It's not deep strukes. It's all about our forces.
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  Speaker 2: Our army, So we prepared for their offensive operations, destroyed
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  Speaker 2: their operation and destroyed so many, so many Russian soldiers.
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  Speaker 1: You mentioned recently that the Russians seem to have backed
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  Speaker 1: off from peace stocks. The Americans suggested holding them in America,
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  Speaker 1: the Russians are saying they want them in Europe. Do
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  Speaker 1: you think this is a Is this a signal that
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  Speaker 1: the Russians now think maybe with the price of oil
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  Speaker 1: going up, maybe with America distracted in Iran, they don't
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  Speaker 1: need to even even try to pretend that they're engaging
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  Speaker 1: in peace stocks.
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  Speaker 2: First of all, they never wanted you know, it's my opinion.
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  Speaker 2: I'm sharing just my opinion. I know that my colleagues
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  Speaker 2: from the United States and they sometimes they have different.
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  Speaker 3: View, but we have partners.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, we share very open and what we think
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  Speaker 2: about it. So Putin never wanted to stop the war.
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  Speaker 2: They've been afraid of steps of President Trump and pressure
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  Speaker 2: from America. That's why he played this games that he
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  Speaker 2: wants negotiations, and I'm still sure that America has to
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  Speaker 2: make big pressure on Putting.
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  Speaker 3: Otherwise he will not negotiate.
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  Speaker 2: He wants only ultimatums from us that we have to
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  Speaker 2: withdraw from our territory.
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  Speaker 3: But he will not end with this. No, no, it's
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  Speaker 3: not enough for him.
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  Speaker 2: And of course this situation in Iran gives him more
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  Speaker 2: money and.
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  Speaker 3: The process of taking off the sanctions.
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  Speaker 2: This new sanctions policy also helpful for him personally, and
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  Speaker 2: that's why, of course it gives more sure to put
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  Speaker 2: in that he can continue the war. And we will see.
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  Speaker 2: Now we are asking our partners from the United States.
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  Speaker 3: That we have to fix the date of trilateral meeting.
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  Speaker 2: We always supported this format, supported President Trump and his team.
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  Speaker 2: Now the American side postponed because of Iran postponed the meeting.
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  Speaker 2: But if we really want to stop the war, we
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  Speaker 2: need to meet. We need to meet on tactical groups.
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  Speaker 2: We need to meet on the level of leaders. We
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  Speaker 2: need more pressure on Rush. If we will not do
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  Speaker 2: these steps, we will not be closer to the piece