The Israel-Gaza war is “taking away the focus” from the conflict in Ukraine, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted.
He said this was “one of the goals” of Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
And he denied that fighting in Ukraine had reached a stalemate, despite a recent assessment to this effect by the country’s top military general.
Ukraine’s counter-offensive in the south has so far made little headway.
This has prompted fears of war fatigue among Kyiv’s Western allies, with suggestions of growing reluctance in some capitals to continue giving Ukraine advanced weapons and funds.
I’m pretty sure Iran arranged the attack, but Russia is definitely benefiting. That’s not an accident
Aren’t Iran and Russia buddies?
Iran’s only buddy is Iran. They tolerate Russia because they’re not the West and because Russia enjoys their saber-rattling.
A superficial alliance based on circumstances.
They’re allies because they have a lot of shared interests.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.