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Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the US for the violence that erupted in Israel on the weekend.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Tuesday, Putin said: “I think that many people will agree with me that this is a vivid example of the failure of United States\u2019 policy in the Middle East.”<\/p>\n
The Russian leader was holding a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia\u2019 Al-Sudani focused on the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n
The US, Putin continued, “tried to monopolise regulating [the conflict], but was unfortunately unconcerned with finding compromises acceptable for both sides”.<\/p>\n
While he didn’t spend time to speak about Russia’s own role in the Middle East peace process, Putin further delved into an explanation of what he believes the US has failed to do, which is taking “into account the fundamental interests of the Palestinian people”.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> King Charles condemns ‘barbaric acts of terrorism in Israel’<\/strong><\/p>\n The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, called on Monday for a “peaceful resolution as soon as possible”.<\/p>\n Russia, Mr Peskov added the following day, was aware the Israel-Hamas conflict – which he described as “more than worrying” – risked “spilling over” into other regions.<\/p>\n He said: “It has the potential to be dangerous by growing and spilling over from the current zone of the Arab-Israeli conflict. It is very important now that both sides show restraint.”<\/p>\n Moscow, which finds itself in a conflicting situation over the current conflict, said it was engaging in diplomatic efforts to see the parties reach a settlement.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Despite achieving little progress so far, the Kremlin “intends to keep making efforts and play our role in terms of providing assistance to seek ways to a settlement”, Mr Peskov added.<\/p>\n Russia doesn’t consider Hamas a terrorist group and is a close ally of Iran, which praised the group following their harrowing attacks on Saturday.<\/p>\n At the same time, it has maintained strong and pragmatic relations with Israel in recent years – surely helped by Tel Aviv’s decision not to impose anti-Russian sanctions in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n After the escalation of violence, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on Monday Russia was “interested in triggering a war in the Middle East” to undermine world unity.<\/p>\n He said: “According to the available information \u2013 a very clear one \u2013 Russia is interested in triggering a war in the Middle East, so that a new source of pain and suffering could undermine world unity, increase discord and contradictions, and thus help Russia destroy freedom in Europe.<\/p>\n “We see Russian propagandists gloating. We see Moscow’s Iranian friends openly supporting those who attacked Israel. And all of this is a much greater threat than the world currently perceives. The world wars of the past started with local aggressions.”<\/p>\n Mr Peskov refuted Mr Zelensky\u2019s claims, saying they have “absolutely no grounds at all”.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/russia-5006689.jpg?r=1697036481189\")
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