Moscow, 31 October 2023 (TDI): Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to blame the West for the crisis in the Middle East and said that the key to resolving conflict lies in the establishment of a sovereign and independent Palestinian state, a statement released by Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
In a televised statement to a meeting of members of the Security Council and Government, and the heads of security agencies, Putin said the “ruling elites of the U.S.” and their “satellites” were responsible for the killing of Gaza’s Palestinians and behind events in Iraq, Ukraine, and Syria.
Addressing the meeting, Putin said, “I want to repeat that those behind the Middle East conflict and other regional conflicts will be using the destructive impact of these conflicts to sow hatred and cause clashes between people around the world.”
“This is the real self-serving aim of such geopolitical puppeteers,” he continued.
Furthermore, Putin emphasized how the West is responsible for sowing the “seed of hatred” around the world.
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Highlighting the current Palestinian-Israel conflict, Putin said it was used by the West for gaining its interests because instead of punishing the “terrorists” and “criminals”, the principle of collective responsibility was pushed.
“There is no justification for the terrible events taking place in Gaza now, where hundreds of thousands of innocent people are being killed indiscriminately, without having anywhere to flee or hide from the bombing,” he said.
Adding, “When you see blood-stained children, dead children, the suffering of women and old people, when you see medics killed, of course, it makes you clench your fists as tears well in your eyes. There is no other way to put it.”
Moreover, Putin said that the West does not want stability but chaos in the Middle East. The only way to ensure peace and stability, he said, lies in the formation of a sovereign and independent Palestinian state.
