Putin Faces Ukraine War Headache After Israel Attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin could stare down renewed Western support for Ukraine in the wake of days of bloodshed in Israel and Gaza, one expert has told Newsweek, as the death toll following the weekend’s violence rises.
“The recent escalation in the Middle East will only encourage Western countries for a more radical approach when it comes to supporting their allies,” Oleksandr Kraiev, an expert on U.S. foreign policy with the Ukrainian think tank Prism, told Newsweek.
“It is not about ‘less weapons, more peace.’ It is about providing tools for safeguarding peace,” Kraiev said. “So Israel may play into Ukrainian hands.”
Shortly after Palestinian militants fighting for Hamas launched coordinated land, sea, and air attacks on Israel early on Saturday and Israel started waves of air strikes on Gaza, the United States threw its weight behind Israel.
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