‘Stark differences between Ukraine, Gaza are obvious,’ expert says

Putin is correct when pointing out the obvious difference between the situation in Ukraine and Gaza, Dr. Hesham Alghannam, a Saudi political scientist, told Sputnik.

“Western media talked about 10,000 civilian casualties in Ukraine in almost 22 months of fighting; in Gaza almost double this number happened within two months. Russia targeted energy infrastructure in Ukraine when the latter targeted the Crimea Bridge, but in Gaza, Israel targeted all kinds of infrastructure: roads, schools, hospitals, power plants, and water tanks. It obliterated civilian quarters completely,” said the director general of the Strategic Studies and National Security Programs at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences.

As for the Israeli side considering the situation unsafe for opening a Russian hospital in Gaza, the pundit added: “Israel is the country that bombs Gaza. It [opening of a hospital] won't be safe if Israel plans to bomb it. Yet, I believe Israel does not want to see hospitals, schools, markets, or residential quarters in Gaza; otherwise, it would not have targeted the existing ones. Israel plans to force the Palestinians to leave Gaza, and that is why they do not want to see any facilities there that could support Palestinian living.”

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized the exceptionally strong relations between Russia and China, highlighting that their trade has surpassed $200 billion this year.

🔗 He pointed out that the Russian-Chinese relationship serves as a crucial pillar for global stability, affirming that both countries refrain from forming blocs and their friendship is not aimed at targeting other nations.

Putin noted that Russia is keeping a close eye on Western efforts to shift NATO's focus to Asia and create alliances, raising concerns about attempts to form blocs.

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🇷🇺 Russia creates all its integration plans only based on free will and mutual benefit, Putin said.

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The CIA wants to create a “virtual state” with a temporary administration outside of Russia as a counterbalance to it, said the head of the Russian foreign intelligence service Naryshkin.

Before the elections in Russia, the West wants to consolidate a “controlled opposition” and create a network of underground anti-government cells in the country, he added.

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❗️Russia hopes that a resoltuion will be reached regarding the issue of any exchange of Americans Gershkovich and Whelan, Putin said in response to a question from a NYT journalist. According to him, the dialogue here is ongoing, but it is not easy.

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The combined direct line and large press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin have been going on for more than three hours. The head of the state answered 56 questions during this time.

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Those who believed the Russian car industry would crumble have been let down, Putin said.

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😅 There's a huge live screen showing new questions for the president, at times real bizarre ones:

There are lots of hackers in Russia who are sitting at home, and some are sitting behind bars for hacking. We need to unite them and create something new! Such talent mustn't be lying idle!

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🇷🇺🇫🇷 Putin answers the question about Macron and relations between Russia and France. Putin responded already to the third foreign journalist.

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🤣 This is so 2023: AI Putin asks the real one if he has any doubles

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