How The Israel-Iran Conflict Could Impact The Ukraine War
HuffPost
As yet another one of his key allies in the region faces an existential crisis, Vladimir Putin is presented with a major opportunity — and many challenges.
As the world awaits President Donald Trump’s decision on possible U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, another country entangled in a bitter war on its territory is watching Middle East developments closely — Ukraine.
Russia, which has ties to both Iran and Israel, could use the opportunity to extract gains and assume a prominent position on the world stage after years of facing isolation over its invasion of Ukraine.
Kateryna Shynkaruk, a senior lecturer at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, told HuffPost that the Trump administration’s perception that Russian President Vladimir Putin has influence on Iran could be deemed more useful than securing any progress on a Ukraine peace deal.
But the ongoing hostilities also present challenges for Putin as yet another one of his key allies in the region faces an existential crisis.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a stop to the G7 summit in Canada on Tuesday as he sought to rally support for his country as Russia escalates its attacks despite calls from the U.S. for it to scale back its offensive. Zelenskyy had a scheduled bilateral meeting with Trump which was abruptly canceled after the U.S. president cut his trip short over the events in the Middle East.
