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Kyiv Will Raise Drone Deal Offer in US Talks, Zelenskiy Says

Long-range drones at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.
Photographer: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo

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By Olesia Safronova and Aliaksandr Kudrytski

March 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM UTC

Updated on

March 20, 2026 at 2:54 PM UTC

Ukraine’s negotiators will discuss a potential drone deal with the US when they meet for talks on Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

Kyiv has been trying to leverage its experience with drone warfare since the start of the Iran war, dispatching teams into the Gulf to advise on how to intercept attacks that have wreaked havoc with energy infrastructure across the region.