Zelensky: Contracts signed in drone deal with Azerbaijan
President of Ukraine met in Dublin with President of Azerbaijan and reported that the contracts under the drone deal have already been signed • Zelensky asked Aliyev to examine assistance for his country's vital infrastructure…
Assessment
Ukraine and Azerbaijan have signed contracts for a drone deal, confirmed by President Zelensky after a meeting in Dublin. The timing matters: winter is coming, and Russia keeps hitting Ukrainian infrastructure. Zelensky asked Azerbaijan's president to help with that too. The meeting happened on the sidelines of a European political summit, after six earlier cooperation agreements focused on security. This deepens a bilateral relationship that could shift regional dynamics.