Vladimir Putin’s condemnation of the “cruelty” of the Hamas attack on Israel comes with a belated response, albeit with the addition that the Israelis are also responding “with fairly cruel methods.” In a speech to journalists at the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian leader sent a clear warning to Israel not to turn Gaza into another Leningrad.
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“Such a siege is unacceptable, as are the civilian casualties” of a possible land intervention. To express his anti-American position even more clearly, he explains: “This enormous tragedy for Israelis and Palestinians is the direct result of America’s failed policies in the Middle East.” Moscow’s rapprochement with Tehran in the war in Ukraine with the systematic use of Iranian drones and ammunition had already been damaging the delicate balance of relations between Russia and Israel for some time. Given the terrorist incursion by Hamas militants and the Israeli response, Putin is now seeking to exploit the instability in the Middle East in an anti-Western (and anti-Israel) manner. At the same time, the first political goal of Hamas’s attack appears to have been achieved in agreement with Iran, namely to block the dialogue between Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Netanyahu for the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia and the signing of the ” Abraham Accords” in line with the agreements already signed with the United Arab Emirates.
According to Portal sources, talks between Riyadh and Jerusalem are in fact not suspended, but postponed and frozen by the resurgence of the conflict. A Saudi approach that does not take into account the Palestinian cause and the victims of the bombing of Gaza would actually risk triggering an uprising on the Arab streets of the Gulf as well. According to the British news agency’s sources, it is impossible to continue negotiations and the issue of Israeli concessions to the Palestinians is likely to be central when contacts are resumed. According to Portal, this suggests that Riyadh has not given up on the idea entirely. For Jake Sullivan, US National Security Advisor, the diplomatic efforts around the “Abraham Accords” do not stop, but the focus shifts to “more immediate challenges” for the moment. His spokesman John Kirby reiterates that the United States “still believes in the promise of normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia, but these are sovereign nations that will decide for themselves.” Iranian President Raisi’s phone call with Iran is also in this context Prince Bin Salman on Thursday. The first is intended to “support Palestine and prevent the spread of war in the region,” the second in response to ensuring that the kingdom commits to de-escalation. Yesterday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Bogdanov and Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Jalali spoke to each other. In Bishkek, Putin is pushing for “an immediate ceasefire and the stabilization of the situation on the ground” and is also offering himself as a mediator.
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THEIsrael was “attacked with unprecedented brutality, but the problem must be resolved peacefully; there is no alternative to two independent states.” “A ground operation in the Gaza Strip with the use of heavy equipment in residential areas is a complex issue that has serious consequences for everyone.” , he concludes. “There could be an absolutely unacceptable number of civilian casualties among the two million people in Gaza, we must put an end to the carnage.” We have reached this point because of the “one-sided line that the United States has taken for many years and that has affected the situation in the Gaza Strip.” “We have led the Middle East to a dead end by not using the Quartet of Mediators,” which includes the United Nations, the US, Russia and the EU.
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Finally, the position of another protagonist in the region, Egypt, whose Foreign Ministry yesterday condemned the Israeli army’s decision to order the evacuation of a million people in Gaza from north to south, is delicate. “It is a serious violation of the rules of international humanitarian law that puts a million Palestinian citizens at risk of remaining in the open without protection.” In addition, Cairo fears the flow of refugees that could come from the Gaza-Egypt border.
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