Putin is trying to use the war in Israel, but nothing will save him, - Telegraph
Date: 2023-10-19 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: WAR
Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to benefit from the war between Israel and Hamas terrorists. In particular, the Kremlin wants to achieve a ceasefire in order to gain a reputation as a peacemaker and increase Russia's influence in the Middle East.
"The man responsible for shedding so much blood around the world, and especially in Ukraine, is now saying: 'It's important now to stop the bloodshed,'" retired British Army Colonel Richard Camp wrote in The Telegraph.
In his opinion, Putin’s intervention in the conflict will not change anything, since Russia’s reputation as a strong world state was severely damaged by the war against Ukraine. Russian troops remain in dire straits after 18 months of full-scale war, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces' ATACMS missile strikes on airfields in occupied Lugansk and Berdyansk have deeply humiliated the Kremlin.
According to Kemp, countries in the Middle East now consider Russia a "fading power." So, in Syria, Putin is already losing ground. He had to redeploy part of his forces from there to Ukraine.
The expert explained that Israel's war against Hamas could provide short-term benefits to the Kremlin. However, despite Putin’s efforts, the West is rallying around Israel, and Russia looks like an “outsider” against its background.
“If they see this crisis as a means to winning the war in Ukraine, then it is a pipe dream: the kind that only a desperate dictator could dream up,” Kemp scoffs.
