Contents tagged with Hamas
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Hamas leader congratulates Putin on re-election, lauds Russian support for Palestinian cause
The leader of the terrorist group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, congratulated Vladimir Putin on his re-election as president of Russia, reports RIA Novosti, citing a statement made on the Telegram channel of Hamas.
In his message, Haniyeh highlighted Hamas's hope to "strengthen the bonds of friendship and develop cooperation" with Russia and "highly appreciated" the Russian stance on "supporting the Palestinian cause." Haniyeh also wished Putin "successful endeavors for the benefit of the Russian …
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Kremlin continues contacts with Hamas despite Israel’s outrage
The Kremlin does not find it embarrassing to meet with representatives of a terrorist organization in Moscow, which carried out a horrific massacre in Israel on October 7 and has been attacking Israeli cities with rockets for the past 20 days. "We continue and consider it necessary to maintain our contacts with all parties," said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian president, at a press briefing.
He clarified that Moscow also hopes for a "dialogue with Israel." Peskov also …
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister: Russia is using Hamas-Israel conflict to ramp up its Ukraine offensive
Russia was waiting for Hamas to attack Israel in order to resume its offensive in Ukraine, said Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis, as reported by Ukrinform.
"We cannot forget or divert our attention from Ukraine, where the situation is not the easiest. We have seen that Russia has resumed its offensive. This reminded us that Russia is expecting a situation like this where we can be distracted and reduce our focus on these attacks. My main hope is that we can send a …
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Kremlin condemns Biden's comparison of Putin to Hamas
Emotional rhetoric from high-ranking world politicians towards Russian President Vladimir Putin is unacceptable, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov at a briefing, commenting on the comparison made by US President Joe Biden, likening Putin to Palestinian terrorists from the Hamas movement.
"We consider such a tone towards the Russian Federation and our president unacceptable," said Peskov.
Continuing the topic, he noted that there is currently a "very alarming and potentially dangerous …
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Anonymous Wagner mercenary claims Russian private military contractors invited to fight for Hamas in Gaza
Russian mercenaries from the private military company (PMC) Wagner are being offered to fight in the Gaza sector on the side of Hamas, said one of the Wagner fighters in an interview with the Russian news agency Eurasian News (EAN). The news outlet did not disclose the mercenary's name and callsign for his safety.
"We have good work for good money. There is always demand for us. There are offers for work: Libya - 180,000 rubles ($1842) per month, Syria and the Central African Republic - from 25 …
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Ukraine accuses Russia of aiding Hamas in attack on Israel
Spokesperson of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Andriy Chernyak said that the Russians were aware of Hamas' preparation for an attack on Israel and even provided the terrorists with weapons obtained in Ukraine. In an interview with the news outlet RBC-Ukraine, Chernyak stated that the Russian military-industrial complex helps the Hamas militants in conducting combat operations.
"Currently, the Kremlin is using the Hamas attack to spread further propaganda against Ukraine …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Russia supplies seized Ukrainian weapons to Hamas
Russian special services have reportedly handed over weapons seized during the fighting in Ukraine to the terrorist group Hamas, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (GUR).
According to Ukrainian intelligence, the Russians had the following objectives:
- To accuse Ukrainian military personnel of "regularly selling Western weapons to terrorists." - To promote this fake news in the media, including in the Western press, in order to shape public …
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Russian Foreign Ministry announces visit of Hamas representatives to Moscow
Representatives of various Palestinian movements, including Hamas, intend to visit Moscow for consultations, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.
"Both Fatah, Hamas and other organizations from the West Bank," RIA Novosti quoted Bogdanov as saying. "We not only hold telephone conversation with them but are in active contacts with all Palestinian structures."
"If they have a desire to communicate with each other, without our presence or with our presence, in such a friendly …