All articles tagged with #western response
Vladimir Putin is once again underestimating the West's resolve and unity in response to his actions in Ukraine, risking costly mistakes similar to those made in 2022, as the US and Europe strengthen their support for Ukraine and resist Putin's maximalist demands.
Russia has commenced tactical nuclear weapons drills near Ukraine, citing Western threats as the reason. The exercises, taking place in the Southern Military District, aim to test the readiness of personnel and equipment to ensure Russia's territorial integrity. This move follows provocative statements from Western officials regarding the Ukraine conflict.
The West's response to the conflict between Israel and Gaza has been pusillanimous, with no unreserved moral support for Israel and no blunt condemnation of Islamic Jihad. Unlike the immediate condemnation of Russian violence in Ukraine, there has only been silence in the US and Europe since Islamic Jihad's rockets began to fall on Israel. The IDF takes the greatest possible care to defend its civilians while avoiding unnecessary casualties among civilians in enemy territory, frequently aborting attacks when there is the risk of killing innocent people, and using attack profiles designed to minimise collateral damage even when targeting occupied apartment blocks.