"Very sensitive moment... Can't compare our war with crisis in Middle East": Zelenskyy on Israel-Gaza conflict
Volodymr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine on Friday spoke on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and said that the moment is very sensitive and emphasized that the war between Russia and Ukraine should not be compared to the crisis in the Middle East.
ANI
Aug 23, 2024 22:59 IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 23 (ANI): Volodymr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine on Friday spoke on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and said that the moment is very sensitive and emphasized that the war between Russia and Ukraine should not be compared to the crisis in the Middle East.
On a question by ANI on the conflict between Israel and Gaza, Zelenskyy said, "It is a very sensitive moment... We cannot compare our war, the war of Russia against Ukraine, I wouldn't say that there is a significant religious discrepancies between our countries. There is a lot of different religions and I guess that the same religions are available in Russia. So, it is not a war that has anything to do with religious discrepancies. This is a war of one person, that's it..."
He further said, "In our case, we have a person who is gradually doing all the steps... This is the war of this man, he had this idea. We can't compare it with a war, with a crisis in the Middle East..."
The war between Israel and Gaza began after at least 1,200 people were killed, and 252 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage in Hamas's attacks on Israeli communities near the Gaza border on October 7.
Of the 111 remaining hostages, 39 have been declared dead. Hamas has also been holding captive two Israeli civilians since 2014 and 2015, and the bodies of two soldiers killed in 2014. (ANI)
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