Zelensky says Iran-US war could take away from support for Ukraine

NewsWorldEuropeZelensky says ‘prolonged’ US-Iran war could divert critical support from UkraineVolodymyr Zelensky is concerned that a prolonged US-Israeli war on Iran could erode America's support for Ukraine as Washington's global priorities shiftSerra Yedikardes & Samya KullabSunday 05 April 2026 09:01 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2952015To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-zelensky-trump-iran-war-b2952039.html","title":"Zelensky says ‘prolonged’ US-Iran war could divert critical support from Ukraine"}}CloseStress from Russian bombardment causing premature birthrates in Ukraine, UNFPA warnsOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}...