The Kremlin said Tuesday that the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah risked completely destabilising the region.
“It is, of course, an event that is potentially very dangerous,” risking expansion of the zone of the conflict and “complete destabilisation of the region”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.
“Of course that causes us extreme concern and worry,” the Kremlin spokesman added.
Israel announced dozens of new air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon Tuesday, a day after 492 people, including 35 children, were killed in the deadliest bombardment since a devastating war in 2006.
Peskov was responding to a question about how the Kremlin views the latest Israeli strikes on Lebanon and the possible ways it sees to resolve the conflict.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement that Moscow “decisively condemns the massive military attacks committed against Lebanon”.
Moscow views “indiscriminate attacks targeting civilians” as categorically unacceptable, she added.
“It is necessary to urgently stop the spiralling violence before the situation gets completely out of control,” Zakharova said.
Russia has condemned Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire, despite building warmer relations with Israel in recent years.
Since Moscow launched its offensive in Ukraine, it has forged a closer alliance with Iran, which backs both Hamas and Hezbollah, and has expressed concerns about a regional war in the Middle East.
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