Key points from Vladimir Putin’s statements at the extraordinary online BRICS summit:
➡️Putin commended South Africa’s timely initiative for an extraordinary BRICS summit on Gaza.
➡️The situation in Gaza, loss of lives, and the suffering of children deeply concern Putin.
➡️History has shown the impracticality of U.S. attempts to unilaterally resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
➡️Russia urges the global community to unite efforts in ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
➡️Putin emphasized Russia’s consistent and non-conjunctural position on Palestinian-Israeli settlement.
➡️Images of children suffering in Gaza and surgeries without anesthesia evoke strong emotions.
➡️Putin expressed gratitude to the President of Egypt for assisting in the return of Russians from Gaza.
➡️Humanitarian pauses in Gaza are needed for hostage release and evacuation, but a long-term ceasefire is preferable.
➡️Putin finds it beneficial to continue discussing the Middle East situation in BRICS, including in 2024 during Russia’s chairmanship.
➡️It’s crucial to prevent the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
More from Mr Putin:
“The escalation between Israel and Hamas that has already led to the “deaths of thousands of people” has come as a result of America’s desire to single-handedly decide the fate of the standoff between Israel and Palestine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an emergency BRICS online summit on Tuesday.”
https://www.rt.com/news/587736-putin-brics-gaza-resolve/