Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday claimed that Russia captured satellite images of US air bases in the Gulf region, including Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, multiple times before an Iranian attack.
According to Zelenskyy, Russian satellites imaged the base on March 24 and 25, suggesting they were preparing for the attack.
He pointed out the hypocrisy of lifting sanctions when Russia is allegedly providing intelligence to Iran, which could be used for strikes on US, UK, and Middle Eastern targets.
In a post on X, Zelenskyy said, “When I travel outside of Ukraine, I get daily intelligence updates online. This morning, I was briefed that US military facilities in the Middle East and the Gulf region were photographed by Russian satellites in the interests of Iran. On March 24th, they imaged the US-UK joint military facility on Diego Garcia located in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. They also captured pictures of Kuwait International Airport and parts of the infrastructure of the Greater Burgan oil field. On March 25th, they took pictures of the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. The Shaybah oil and gas field in Saudi Arabia, Incirlik Air Base in Turkiye, and Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar were all imaged on March 26th.”
“On March 27, FM Sergey Lavrov Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister of Iran, spoke over the phone. The Ministers exchanged views on the prospects for steering the conflict – triggered by the unprovoked US-Israeli aggression against Iran – toward a political & diplomatic settlement.”