The United Arab Emirates and its capital Abu Dhabi have been hit by Iranian strikes since Saturday in response to joint Israeli-US attacks on Iran.

Abu Dhabi had hosted talks mediated by the United States to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Zelensky said a new round of negotiations had been scheduled between March 5 and 8.

"The meeting should take place, it is important for us, we support this meeting," Zelensky told reporters, including from AFP.

"If there are difficulties with Abu Dhabi because of missiles and drones, then I think we have Turkey, we have Switzerland," he said. "We will definitely support any of these three venues for the meeting."

Moscow was also in favour of continuing dialogue. "A political and diplomatic settlement remains the preferred approach" for Russia, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, when asked whether Russia's stance on the negotiations has changed after US-Iran talks failed.

Ukraine, fighting off Russia's full-scale invasion since 2022, has repeatedly accused Iran of providing Moscow with weapons, including Shahed drones and short-range missiles.

Zelensky said on Saturday that US and Israeli strikes on Iran created an opportunity for the Iranian people to oust the "terrorist regime" in Tehran, Russia's ally.

But a prolonged war with Iran may also impact deliveries of key air defence systems that Kyiv uses to fend off Russian attacks -- including the US-made Patriot batteries.

"If there are prolonged hostilities in the Middle East, it will certainly affect supplies. I am sure of that," Zelensky said.

Europe's system to purchase US weapons for Ukraine -- also called PURL -- is still functioning, he added.

A delay in US missile supplies in the winter made Ukraine's civil infrastructure more vulnerable to a sweeping Russian airstrike campaign that has heavily damaged power plants, Zelensky said in January.