Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoZelenskyy warns against Russia's and Iran's coordinated 'terror' attackswww.voanews.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down117
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minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·8 months agoI’d guess that the attack on Israel is probably pretty advantageous from Zelenskyy’s standpoint. There’s a combined Ukraine and Israel aid bill. Iran attacking Israel probably increases pressure to get things through from an an Israel standpoint.
minus-squarecyd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down6·7 months agoFor countries in the global South, Zelensky’s pro-Israel stance looks totally cynical, and justifies a neutral stance in the Ukraine-Russia war.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down5·8 months agoDemocrats have already said they won’t consider an Israeli aid bill without a Ukrainian aid bill.
I’d guess that the attack on Israel is probably pretty advantageous from Zelenskyy’s standpoint. There’s a combined Ukraine and Israel aid bill. Iran attacking Israel probably increases pressure to get things through from an an Israel standpoint.
For countries in the global South, Zelensky’s pro-Israel stance looks totally cynical, and justifies a neutral stance in the Ukraine-Russia war.
Democrats have already said they won’t consider an Israeli aid bill without a Ukrainian aid bill.