Escalation between Israel and Iran: Ukraine states its position

Ukraine’s position on Iran is consistent and regional. The Iranian regime “terrorizes the region and supports and funds terrorist groups” that cause destabilization in other countries.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said this at a briefing.

“We have always stood on the side of the Iranian people — the people themselves,” the minister stressed.

He said the Ukrainian ministry had issued “necessary warnings” to Ukrainian citizens, advising them to leave Iran and other countries where their lives and security could be under threat.

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry statement

The ministry confirms the unchanged position. Kyiv stands with the Iranian people, who have been “mocked for decades” by the Iranian regime. It added that the regime had launched a large-scale policy of violence against its own citizens and supported militants and the aggressor state, Russia, in the war against Ukraine.

“We remember and will never forget the strikes of thousands of "Shaheds" on our peaceful cities and people. Such cooperation between the regimes in Moscow and Tehran constitutes a gross violation of international law and undermines global efforts to restore peace and stability,” the statement said.

The ministry said the Tehran regime spent enormous resources precisely "on violence, murder and chaos, and not on providing for its own people, whose economic situation continued to deteriorate every year.”

“The reason for the current events is precisely the violence and arbitrariness of the Iranian regime, in particular the murders and repressions against peaceful protesters, which have become particularly large-scale in recent months,” the ministry stressed.