Meanwhile, Lavrov specifically flagged risks to Russian personnel stationed at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, warning that United States and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear infrastructure could trigger catastrophic environmental consequences across the entire region.
File pic: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy | IANS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that he had evidence Russia was providing Iran with intelligence support during the war, warning that Moscow was effectively helping Tehran strike more accurately and prolonging the conflict.
The accusation adds a significant new dimension to the West Asia war, one that connects the battlefields of Ukraine and Iran into a single strategic picture.
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“There is growing evidence that the Russians continue to provide the Iranian regime with intelligence support. This is clearly a destructive activity, and it must be stopped, as it only leads to further destabilisation,” Zelenskyy said.
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“By helping the Iranian regime stay afloat and strike more accurately, Russia is effectively prolonging the war. There must be a response.”
He also flagged the economic consequences, noting that markets were already reacting negatively and that the situation was “significantly complicating the fuel situation in many countries”.
There is growing evidence that the Russians continue to provide the Iranian regime with intelligence support. This is clearly destructive activity, and it must be stopped, as it only leads to further destabilization. All decent states are interested in guaranteeing security and… pic.twitter.com/tg1WwPnb6n
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 23, 2026
On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi. Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the two ministers discussed what it described as “the deterioration in the Persian Gulf caused by US-Israeli aggression” and voiced concern over the conflict’s “dangerous expansion into the Caspian region.”
Lavrov voiced particular concerns about US and Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities, specifically mentioning the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.
Moscow said Lavrov stressed the “categorical unacceptability” of those strikes, warning they created unacceptable risks for Russian personnel at the facility and could lead to “catastrophic environmental consequences for all countries of the region without exception.”
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had spoken with Trump and that the two leaders would pursue the war’s objectives through an agreement that safeguarded their “vital interests.” Netanyahu vowed to continue strikes on both Iran and Lebanon.
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