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I'm Ben Thomas with an AP News Minute.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's made an unannounced trip to Sonya Arabia.

It comes days after he revealed that Ukraine's helping five countries in the Middle East

and Gulf region counter drone attacks on their territory amid the Iran War.

Meanwhile, Hanna Ahorova reports from Kiev that war in the Middle East has created new

challenges for Ukraine in its war with Russia.

The first and most vital is the shortage of the missiles for Patriot systems that Ukraine

uses to protect against Russian ballistic missiles.

The second challenge is the stalled peace talks Zelensky claims that Russia is unwilling

to look for ways how to end the war.

In the eastern Ukraine, along frontline, Russia began its new spring campaign, mounting

more pressure on Ukraine's defense forces.

AP's Hanna Ahorova reporting from Kiev and I'm Ben Thomas.