Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said that a possible military operation in the Gaza Strip risks provoking a larger conflict that will extend beyond the region. According to this TASSHe made this statement during an open discussion at the UN Security Council on the situation in the Middle East region.
According to him, Russia has been warning for several years that the situation in the Middle East is escalating and threatens to explode.
Before that, October 19, Nebenzya statedIt was stated that approximately a thousand Russians and their family members applied to the Russian Foreign Ministry to request evacuation from the Gaza Strip. While Nebenzya called for an immediate ceasefire and an end to violence against civilians, he also expressed his regret that the Russian Federation’s draft resolution was not accepted by the UN Security Council.
Previously, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Recommended Russians should avoid traveling to Israel and Palestine.