⋯ Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid: "The Russian attack on Ukraine is a violation of the world order and Israel condemns it."

Note: Israel was restraining itself from commenting on the matter so it doesn't jeopardize the Russian greenlight for its attacks on Syria.

⋯ In Brussels, the Israeli ambassador to the EU sends a message to his counterparts to discuss with the Ukrainian ambassador, "in light of Russia's unprecedented military aggression against Ukraine".

🇷🇺🇨🇳 Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister agreed that the reason for the crisis was the US-encouraged refusal of Kiev to implement the Minsk agreements - Russian Foreign Ministry

No matter what NATO does financially to Russia, this won't change the Russian acceptance of this campagin.

This is not a war for Putin's own glory, this is a nationalistic and security-oriented Russian war being carried out by Putin.

⋯ Thankfully the civilian casualties are as minimum as possible. Hopefully it continues to be so.

What is irritating , is the hypocrisy of NATO and western countries.

After Serbia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, they shouldn't lecture about the use of power.

⋯ After enabling Turkey and Israel in Syria, Gaza, and Lebanon, they shouldn't talk about occupation.

And after Kosovo, they shouldn't lecture about fake countries.

They started the unprecedented, Russia is catching up.

Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Lebanon condemns the invasion of Ukrainian territory and calls on Russia to stop military operations immediately."

War is unfortunate and I know for sure I'll be living in yet another one soon, that's why I sympathize with both Russians and Ukrainians

But sympathy aside, Ukraine choose to be a NATO proxy to fight Russia and that's something it has to be held accountable for. It is what it is

Hebrew media: "Russia told Israel on Thursday it is going ‘to contain’ the Israeli condemnation of the Ukraine invasion and not create tensions over it or retaliate."

⋯ Lebanese parliament speaker implicitly condemns the Lebanese MFA statement, says it was not coordinated with the parliament.

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⋯ Ukraine: An employee of the Israeli embassy, sitting in the middle of the exit corridor for travelers from Ukraine to Poland, is asking each person if he is a Jew, so that he can be transported to special buses to the north and then to occupied Palestine.

More than 5,000 Ukrainian troops have served in Iraq during Ukraine's 5-year support to the NATO occupation of Iraq, between 2003 and 2008, within the “Multi-National Force”.

The Ukrainians served as the third-largest coalition forces contingent.

Hundreds of thousands were killed because the occupation.

As I won't be covering the Ukraine-Russian war, but minor things that concern Lebanon & Israel.

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Syrian president Assad in a phone call with Putin:

"What is going on is a correction of history and the restoration of balance to the world that was lost after the dissolution of the Soviet Union."

⋯ Palestine: A Russian Jew living in occupied Palestine burns his Russian passport to protest the Russian occupation of Ukraine.

It is estimated that at least 1 million Russian speakers live in Israel.

⋯ Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke on the phone with Ukraine Preaident Zelensky and proposed Israeli humanitarian aid.

Israel won't provide any weapons, similar to what it did with Azerbaijan, due to its own geopolitical goals in the middle east.

After this war, Russia will have a lot of homework to do on:

1- OPSEC of personnel & equipment movement

2- Ground force situational awareness & movement

3- How to implement a no-fly zone

They are severely lacking in many fields, regardless of the restraint they are exercising

The Russian Embassy in Lebanon: "The statement of the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised our astonishment for violating the policy of disassociation."

Lebanon claims to follow a policy of neutrality when it comes to regional and world conflicts.

⋯ Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou-Habib refused to reveal whether President Aoun was aware of the foreign ministry's statement, considering the matter a "state secret".

⋯ Hezbullah Minister Mustafa Bayram: "The statement of the Lebanese Foreign Ministry was issued in violation of the principle of neutrality and bears repercussions of dangerous proportions for Lebanon."

Head of the Lebanese Forces party Samir Geagea:

"The Lebanese will choose the Lebanon they love, not the Lebanon of rockets and UAVs [In a reference to Hezbullah]."