Zelenskyy Worries U.S.-Iran War Could Hurt Ukraine

0:00It's April 5th. This is Vancouver News today, your AI-powered local news. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky just voiced real worries in an Istanbul interview that a drawn-out U.S. Israel conflict with Iran could cut. America's backing for Ukraine even more. Kiev's top need right now is extra U.S. made Patriot air defense systems to fend off Russia's non-stop missile strikes on cities and power grids. Zelensky's invasion, now over four years in, keeps hammering civilian spots and energy plants, leaving folks without heat or water and winter. Zelensky says Ukraine isn't the main focus anymore, and talks for more Patriots have fizzled as U.S. supplies stay tight. That Iran war, six weeks strong, is shaking up global resources and pulling attention away, making Patriot deliveries shrink day by day. Without enough of them, Ukraine's got no solid backup against those ballistic threats. Meanwhile, the chaos helps Russia, big-time oil prices, are spiking from Iran blocking

1:01the strait of Hormuz, padding Moscow's war chest despite some, eased U.S. sanctions. But Ukraine hit back with drones, sparking a fire at a key refinery in Nizhny Novgorod, and damaging a pipeline at Primor's port. As this all plays out, Ukraine's pushing Europe for Patriot buys while bracing for tougher skies ahead, hoping the Middle East mess doesn't lock in. Russia's edge for good.