NOURNEWS- The United States doesn’t want peace in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
"They don’t want peace in the Holy Land. They want never-ending chaos in the Middle East," he said at a meeting.
"That is why they are seeking to discredit those countries that insist on an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, on stopping the bloodshed and are ready to make a real contribution to the settlement effort rather than parasites on it," Putin said, adding that the West is criticizing the UN’s position on the Middle East.
"Even the United Nations, the world community’s clear position, is slammed, lambasted, with attempts to discredit it being made," he stated.
According to the Russian president, the United States is reluctant to see Russia having a say on global and regional problems, including in the Middle East settlement. "Moreover, they don’t want anyone to act or speak not at their dictation. They believe only in their exclusiveness, that they can do whatever they want," he added.
The establishment of a Palestinian state is the key to resolving the conflict in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, adding that Moscow’s position on the Palestinian-Israeli settlement has never been self-serving.
"There have never been any self-interest, intrigues and ‘double bottom’ in our approaches to the situation in the Middle East, unlike the West," Putin noted during the meeting on the situation in Dagestan.
"We have stated, and we state our position openly, it does not change every year: the key to resolving this conflict lies in the establishment of a sovereign, independent, fully-fledged Palestinian state," Putin noted.
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