The Israeli-Palestinian war has forced Russia into a delicate balancing act, with Moscow urging a quick end to the fighting without apportioning blame.
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, prepares to greet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara, unseen, prior to talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 30, 2020. Russia and Israel have steadily expanded trade and other contacts and strengthened security ties. has forced Russia into a delicate balancing act, with Moscow urging a quick end to the fighting without apportioning blame.
Putin called it a reflection of what he called a glaring failure of the Washington's peacemaking efforts, charging the U.S. has focused on offering economic “handouts” to Palestinians while paying little attention to their fundamental issues related to statehood. Peskov even taunted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying he must feel jealous about how the U.S. is now forced to focus on military assistance to Israel.Throughout the Cold War, Moscow strongly backed the Palestinians and other allies in the Arab world against Israel, giving them military and political support.
In 2015, Moscow sent its warplanes and troops to its old ally, Syria, teaming with Iran to shore up President Bashar Assad's regime amid a civil war. The Russian intervention allowed Assad to reclaim control over most of the country andAfter the Soviet breakup, Russia and Israel have steadily expanded trade and other contacts and strengthened their security ties.
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