While they come from all over the world certificates of solidarity with Israel for the attack suffered by Hamas, there are two nations that react differently: on the one hand there is the Russia celebrating because fighting in the Middle East could distract global attention fromUkraine and the rise in oil prices, on the other hand there is Kiev itself which fears being left alone and without weapons at the mercy of an invader who among other things is Iran's number one partner, who according to reconstructions helped Hamas to organize the attack (Tehran but denies any involvement).
Hamas attack on Israel, reactions from Russia
“The sharp escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has shown that the current status quo is not sustainable,” the Russian Foreign Minister said Sergey Lavrov receiving the general secretary of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Moscow. The violence "must be stopped urgently", added Lavrov, quoted by the Russian state agency Tass
If this lasting global peace has not been achieved so far, for the vice-president of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev”the blame – there is no doubt – must be attributed to the United States”. As a solution he called for a civil war in the USA, as the only thing that could stop "America's maniacal passion for unleashing conflicts everywhere on the planet".
Medvedev even goes as far as insults: “The outbreak of fighting between Hamas and Israel was predictable – he said – The conflict between Israel and Palestine has been going on for decades. And the United States is a key player in this context. Instead of actively working for an Israeli-Palestinian solution, these idiots have meddled with us and are helping the neo-Nazis with all their might.”
“There is a great risk that third forces will be involved” in the conflict in the Middle East. The Kremlin spokesman said this: Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the movements of American fleet units towards the eastern Mediterranean. “It is very important to find ways to move to some kind of negotiation process as soon as possible,” Peskov added, quoted by Russian state agency Tass.
Behind the official statements, however, there are also facts and forecasts: the first concern the surge in prices oil and gas prices which will give Russia new life to arm itself and try to keep a struggling economy afloat. The latter, however, are easy to understand. With the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Palestine due to the Hamas attack, the West's attention risks shifting from Ukraine to the Middle East, as does economic-military aid at a time when fatigue over the Russian conflict -Ukrainian spreads across public opinions in the USA and Europe. The risk is that Kiev will pay the price.
Ukraine worried
A vision also shared by the Ukrainians, who are strongly concerned that the Hamas attack overshadows what is happening in Europe. It is no coincidence that many in Kiev are talking about the alleged role Russia may have played and the consequences that the war in the Jewish state will have on economic-military aid from the West.
Fears visible in the words of the Ukrainian ambassador to Tel Aviv Yevhen Korniychuk who, interviewed by a local journalist, stated: “Unfortunately, for us I only see negative consequences."
According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), “The Kremlin is already exploiting Hamas attacks to carry out information operations with the aim of reduce the attention of the USA and its allies on Ukraine”.
And it's right on Use which focuses most of Ukrainian concerns. Sending weapons and aid to Israel (the aircraft carriers are already on the move) could in fact lead Washington to reduce both economic and military aid to Kiev.
