On October 26th, the day the delegates from the Palestinian militant group 'Hamas' made the seldom visit to the Kremlin, President Vladmir Putin warned in a speech that the Gaza war has potential to spread far beyond Middle Eastern Borders. The president also took the liberty to blame western powers for adding fuel to the inferno of religious antagonism.
Putin's gathering on Wednesday in the Kremlin with various different Russian religious leaders of different faiths demonstrated that Putin may speaking against his own values. Putin stated, according to Kremlin transcript,
"Our task today, our main task, is to stop the bloodshed and violence,”
Foreign Minister Lavrov meets with Hamas delegates in Kremlin - October 26, 2023
The dangers of the Gaza war were reemphasized when President Putin stated,
"Otherwise, further escalation of the crisis is fraught with grave and extremely dangerous and destructive consequences."
Additionally, his subdued conviction was established when he proclaimed,
"And not only for the Middle East region. It could spill over far beyond the borders of the Middle East."
Furthermore, Putin stated,
"For this purpose, among other things, they are trying to play on the national and religious feelings of millions of people.”
The increased civil and domestic tensions in Western countries are conspicuous, specifically, the causation for the religious tensions are clear. The agenda that these countries possess are juxtaposing the religious beliefs of a significant portion of their populace. The discordance, Putin implies, will not only fuel the internal strife but also has the capability to potentially exacerbate world wide sectarianism.
It is equally pertinent to point out that United Nations Security Councils' weakness is once again highlighted as they fail to respond to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amidst an escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
On the same day of the Hamas delegations' visit, China and Russia agreed to veto a United States Resolution, both charging the Biden administration of not being genuine when proposing the humanitarian corridors in Gaza. Furthermore, the resolution also demanded a halt
On Wednesday, a U.S. resolution demanding a humanitarian pause to facilitate aid access, protect civilians, and halt the supply of arms to Hamas and other militant groups in the Gaza Strip was vetoed by Russia and China. Ambassador Zhang of China said according to an official transcript of his remarks in the UN Security Council resolution conference:
"If adopted, it will completely dash the prospect of the two-state solution and plunge the Palestinian and Israeli peoples into a vicious cycle of hatred and confrontation,"