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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that negotiations on Ukraine must not be delayed due to the war involving Iran, calling it a \u201cmajor risk\u201d to postpone peace efforts until the Middle East conflict is resolved,\u00a0UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n

In an interview with CNN, Zelenskyy said the war with Iran has diverted international attention away from Russia\u2019s aggression against Ukraine, but stressed that ongoing fighting makes any delay unacceptable.<\/p>\n

\u201cUkraine is not something that can wait. We are already in a major tragedy, and we must find a way to address this in parallel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Zelenskyy noted that while technical-level discussions with the United States are ongoing, he currently does not see an opportunity for high-level meetings until the situation involving Iran stabilizes.<\/p>\n

He highlighted a key challenge: the same U.S. officials \u2014 White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner \u2014 are handling both Iran-related issues and negotiations related to Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The president acknowledged that Washington is currently focused on developments in the Middle East but emphasized the need to maintain attention on Ukraine, where active combat continues.<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy also revealed that the broader conflict has disrupted deliveries of critical weapons, particularly missile defense systems, which have been delayed due to limited production capacity in the United States.<\/p>\n

He previously warned that the war involving Iran could pose risks to arms supplies for Ukraine, although European partners are working to help mitigate these challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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