URGENT: Russia warns US support to Israel may destabilise Middle East

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned on Wednesday that direct US military assistance to Israel could severely destabilise the Middle East, where an air war between Iran and Israel has entered its sixth day.

Separately, the head of Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR), Sergei Naryshkin, described the current situation between Iran and Israel as critical.

Attribution: Reuters

Subediting: M. S. Salama

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