Israel-Palestine conflict is a failure of US Middle East policy. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the recent spike in violence between Israel and the Palestinians was evidence that US Middle East policy had failed and that the needs of the Palestinians had not been taken into consideration.
Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, stated that the Kremlin was in contact with both sides involved in the conflict and would work to play a role in its resolution, but he did not provide any further details. Peskov issued a warning that the conflict ran the risk of spreading to other areas.
During his discussions with the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, who was in town, Putin seized the chance to attribute the sudden escalation to years of US foreign policy.
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“I think that many people will agree with me that this is a vivid example of the failure of United States policy in the Middle East,” Putin said.
According to Putin, Israel-Palestine conflict is a failure of US Middle East policy. Putin claimed that Washington had attempted to “monopolize” peace-making efforts and criticized it for failing to look for workable compromises. He claimed that the United States had disregarded Palestinian interests, including the need for an independent Palestinian state.
Regarding Russia’s own contribution to the Middle East peace process, he said nothing. It has been a member of the “Quartet” of nations tasked with mediating since 2002, along with the United States, the UN, and the European Union.
Israel vowed to intensify its ground offensive in response to the attack by militants from Hamas supported by Iran, and US President Joe Biden vowed support for Israel while issuing a warning to anyone who might try to take advantage of the situation.
Russian diplomatic contacts continued.
Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan both expressed their regret for the “catastrophic rise in civilian deaths,” according to a Kremlin statement.
Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, spoke with Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, his counterpart in Iran, and demanded a quick end to hostilities.
Despite making little headway, Moscow participated in all diplomatic formats, according to Kremlin spokesperson Peskov.
“But nevertheless we intend to keep making efforts and play our role in terms of providing assistance to seek ways to a settlement,” he said.
Since the latest crisis broke out, the Kremlin has made an effort to appear impartial while highlighting its relationships with both sides.
Moscow allegedly employs drones made in Iran in its conflict with Ukraine and maintains long-standing ties with the Palestinians, including Hamas, which in March dispatched a delegation to Moscow. Nevertheless, it also shares “a lot in common” with Israel, including the fact that many Israelis are ex-citizens of Russia, according to Peskov.
In comments later reported by Russian news agencies, Peskov said the turmoil was “more than worrying. It has the potential to be dangerous by growing and spilling over from the current zone of the Arab-Israeli conflict.”
