Ukraine accelerates security pact negotiations with Middle East partners

Ukraine is ramping up efforts to forge new security agreements with key Middle Eastern nations in what appears to be a bold push to expand its defense partnerships globally. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC), to finalize pending drafts of several agreements, signaling an urgent phase in Ukrainian diplomacy amid ongoing war with Russia. Zelenskyy revealed the development after receiving a briefing from Umiero