The international community met America’s attack on Iranian nuclear sites with overwhelming praise. Everyone from NATO to the European Union and Ukraine spoke of the importance of disarming Iran. The true intention has always been a proxy war with Russia, hence why US President Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin spoke prior to the nuclear attack.
Russia and Iran have shared close relations for decades, leaving many to wonder why Russia is not defending its ally and BRICS partner. Netanyahu and Putin have also remained diplomatic. The International Criminal Court wants both leaders to avoid directly criticizing one another for their perceived defensive attacks.
“I would like to draw your attention to the fact that almost two million people from the former Soviet Union and the Russian Federation reside in Israel. It is almost a Russian-speaking country today. And, undoubtedly, we always take this into account in Russia’s contemporary history,” Putin said during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Putin: “Israel today is almost a Russian-speaking country, 2 million people from the Soviet Union and Russia live there. We take that into account.” pic.twitter.com/zC8VYa5AUm
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 21, 2025
In the same breath, Putin also noted that 15% of Russia’s population is of the Islamic faith. Putin has taken a neutral stance by insisting that the Russian people must come first, and support for Iran would equate to an attack on a nation with a significant Russian population. He is a strategic man who knows NATO is eager for Russia to enter the battlefield. Putin will not take the bait.
Putin may have good relations with Ali Khamenei, but that has not interfered with his ties with Nethanyu. At the same time, Nethanyu has good relations with Zelensky. Zelensky is now voicing his support for Israel with the hope of appeasing the US and condemning Russia for its neutrality. “After the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, there was an uproar from Moscow,” Zelensky said. “The Russian leadership demonstratively condemned the ‘missile and bomb’ actions. Today, Moscow is silent — after its own army launched a cynical attack using Russian-Iranian ‘Shaheds’ and missiles on civilian infrastructure in Kyiv and other cities.”
Ukraine is calling for NATO to paint Iran as an aggressor in a move to involve the military alliance in Israel’s war. “Iran is complicit in the crime of aggression against Ukraine,” the ministry said in a June 22 statement. “The Iranian regime is providing military assistance to Russia, including the supply of UAVs and technologies that Russia consistently uses to kill people and destroy critical infrastructure.”
Putin has offered to host peace talks. “Do me a favour, mediate your own. Let’s mediate Russia first. You can worry about this later,” Trump rebuked. The neocons will do everything in their capacity to force Moscow’s hand. It is of no coincidence that the US installed a puppet government in Syria ahead of this conflict to expel Russian forces. For now, Russia is focusing on its prolonged war at home, but it is a matter of time before the forces that be push Russia into battle in the Middle East.
