On the one hand, the statements of the US president, Joe Biden, which, with a twist, announces that it wants to stop sending American weapons a Israel se Benjamin Netanyahu attacks Rafah (words, those that come from Washington, which bring with them replies and controversies). On the other, the European reactions to the muscular line towards the Kremlin adopted by the French president Emmanuel Macron while today they are celebrated on the same date Europe day and Russia – with a mega parade on Red Square in Moscow – the victory of the Second World War.
Biden's turning point on Gaza: here's what he said
Biden therefore declared to the CNN that he will halt American arms shipments to Israel if Prime Minister Netanyahu orders a large-scale invasion of Rafah. “Civilians have been killed in the Gaza Strip by these bombs and in other ways,” he explained.
“I have made it clear that if they enter Rafah, I will not provide the weapons that have been used historically to deal with the problem, with Rafah and with other cities,” Biden added, underlining that he is ready to condition American armaments on Israel's actions. His recognition that American bombs were used to kill civilians in Gaza – he told the CNN – was a stark recognition of the United States' role in the war."
“We are not abandoning Israel's security. We are distancing ourselves from Israel's ability to wage war in those areas,” Biden said, underlining that the United States will continue to supply defensive weapons to Israel, including its Iron Dome air defense system. “We will continue to ensure that Israel is safe through Iron Dome and its ability to respond to recent attacks from the Middle East,” she said. "But we will not provide weapons and artillery shells."
Biden-Netanyahu, what happens now between the two?
According to the Pentagon, the United States has already suspended a shipment of "heavy munitions" due to Israel's possible operations in Rafah without a plan for civilians, although it said no final decision had been made on that shipment. The administration has said it is evaluating the potential sale or transfer of additional munitions. Biden's public link between American arms shipments and Israel's conduct it could widen the rift between him and Netanyahu, with whom he spoke on the phone on Monday – underlines the CNN – That conversation came as Israel ordered the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians from Rafah and launched attacks near the city's border areas. Biden said Israel's actions in Rafah had not yet crossed the red line into densely populated areas, even if their actions had caused tension in the region.
This is how Israel responds to Biden
“Hamas loves Biden.” Thus Israel's Minister of National Security and radical right-wing leader Ben Gvir attacked the US president after his statements against the operation in Rafah and the announcement of the arms freeze on Israel. On X the minister posted the two names joined by a red heart.
Trump attacks Biden
The former president of the United States, Donald Trump, running against Biden at US presidential elections next November, immediately attacked the head of the White House after his statements on weapons to Israel. On his social media site, Truth Social, the tycoon said that “Biden sides with Hamas, the terrorists who have killed thousands of innocent civilians, including children, and are still holding hostages with American citizenship.” “It's exactly like when he sided with the extremist mobs that are taking over campuses. He takes us straight to World War III."
Russia-Ukraine, parades and reactions to Macron
It began on Red Square in Moscow Parade of Victory, the mighty military parade to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the “Victory in the Great Patriotic War,” as the Russians call the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. In addition to military equipment, 9 thousand people take part in the parade, one thousand of whom participated in the one that Vladimir Putin calls a “special military operation”, i.e. theinvasion of Ukraine. Present on the square is the Russian president himself, who arrived accompanied by the leaders of the main allied countries (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Cuba, Laos and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau). After the parade, Putin and his guests will attend a flower-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, then a reception will be held in the Kremlin. “We will not allow anyone to threaten us,” Putin said. Meanwhile, Russia has warned Western countries that their "escalation policy" requires Moscow to "strengthen nuclear deterrence measures".
Cameron and defense spending
Meanwhile, the British Foreign Secretary David Cameron He said he will ask NATO countries to dedicate 2,5% of their GDP to defense spending in the face of the various current challenges of the global geopolitical context. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi sunak announced last month an increase in military spending from 2,3% to 2,5% by 2030.
The Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Gabriel Landsbergis, in an interview with Guardian, raises the prospect of an ad hoc coalition of Western countries sending military training personnel to Ukraine with air defense support. Statements that demonstrate that in some parts of Europe there is support for muscular line towards Moscow adopted by Macron. “NATO troops had been training Ukrainians in Ukraine before the war for many years. So returning to this tradition could be quite feasible,” Landsbergis said, stating that “it could be a first step in Macron's initiative.”
