Kyiv, Jan. 13 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday (local time) said the ongoing large-scale protests in Iran amount to an "uprising" and asserted that the developments signal mounting pressure on Russia.

In a post on X, Zelenskyy said the situation in Iran carries wider geopolitical implications, particularly for Moscow.

"What is happening in Iran now - large-scale protests, effectively an uprising - is a clear sign that things won't get easier for Russia. And every decent person on this planet truly wants the people of Iran to finally free themselves from the current regime that has brought so much evil to Ukraine and to other countries," he wrote.

https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/2010813337718964292

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