Putin warns that the Middle East is "on the brink of total war"

The Middle East is “on the brink of a total war,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said this Thursday (10/24/2024) in a speech at the summit of the BRICS countries in the Russian city of Kazan, in the midst of an escalation of tensions in the region. .

“The fighting spread to Lebanon. Other countries in the region are also affected. The degree of confrontation between Israel and Iran increased considerably. All this seems like a chain reaction and puts the entire Middle East on the brink of an all-out war,” express.

“It is necessary to put an end to the violence” and “provide vital assistance to the victims,” ​​he added in front of about twenty leaders, including the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.

Likewise, Putin again called for “the creation of an independent Palestinian state that coexists peacefully with Israel.”

Russia, historically close to Israel, where a large Russian diaspora lives, has strengthened its relations in recent months with Iran, which Western countries accuse of supplying explosive drones and short-range missiles to the Russian military.