Putin blames 'foreign powers' for attack in Dagestan
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at a meeting regarding the clashes between protesters and security forces at an airport in the Republic of Dagestan, a federal subject of Russia, following the arrival of a plane from Israel.
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Making a statement regarding the incidents that broke out at the airport when a passenger plane from Israel landed in Russia's Dagestan region, Putin claimed that "the events were orchestrated by Western agents."
Putin said, "What happened in Makhachkala last night was orchestrated by Western agents, including through social media, specifically from Ukrainian territory."
Stating that one cannot help Palestine by attacking the Tats (Mountain Jews) living in Dagestan, Putin said, "The only way to help Palestine is to fight those behind this tragedy.
As Russia, we are fighting them within the framework of our special military operation. We are fighting both for ourselves and for those who seek true freedom," he assessed.
"WE MUST UNDERSTAND WHO BENEFITS FROM THIS"
Emphasizing that one should not act emotionally, Putin noted the following:
"We must understand who is really behind the tragedies of the peoples of the Middle East and other regions of the world, who is organizing the deadly chaos, and who benefits from it.
The current ruling elites of the US and their satellites are the main beneficiaries of global instability. They derive their bloody rent from this."
PUTIN'S COMMENT ON GAZA
"Unfortunately, we also see that the principle of collective responsibility is being used for revenge instead of punishing criminals and terrorists.
There can be no justification for the horrific events taking place in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of innocent people are being killed indiscriminately. They have nowhere to run or hide from the bombardment."