President Putin described the situation in Palestine as a humanitarian catastrophe

Published at: 13/08/2024 12:01 PM

The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, held talks with his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas in Novo-Ogarevo, Moscow and described the situation in the Middle Eastern country as a “humanitarian catastrophe”, following the Zionist escalation.

“Everyone is well aware that today Russia, unfortunately, must defend its interests, defend its people with weapons in hand, but what is happening in the Middle East, what is happening in Palestine, certainly does not go unnoticed by our parties,” Putin said.

The Russian president added that Moscow is watching with great pain and concern the humanitarian catastrophe that has unfolded in the Gaza Strip and is doing everything possible to support the Palestinian people. In this regard, Russia sent around 700 tons of cargo to Palestine.

“First of all, of course, we are concerned about the losses among the civilian population, which according to the United Nations (UN) already number 40,000 people, mostly women and children,” said the Russian leader.

Mazo News Team