Mahmoud Qamati, deputy head of the political council of Hezbollah, has said that statements by Ukraine about its readiness to help Israel and countries in the region confront Iran and resistance groups are “absurd”. In remarks to RIA Novosti, a Russian state-owned domestic news agency, Qamati said Ukraine’s comments about supporting and training forces in the region, including those of the United States, on how to confront Iran and its allies were unrealistic. “Ukraine cannot even protect itself or its sovereignty. How can it take part in confronting the resistance or Iran? This is absurd,” he said. Asked about Hezbollah’s position on Ukraine’s actions and the possibility of Ukrainian specialists being present within the Israeli army, Qamati said he had […]
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