I Am Tell You Why Ukraine Different From Gaza

By Vladimir Putin

People are ask me why am support Israel right to defend self against Gaza terrorists while encourage and arm Ukraine separatists. Answer is simple: Ukraine separatists patriots with desire to breathe free air. Gaza terrorists bunch of murderous, corrupt fanatics. Dangerous people, threaten international air travel.

World cannot stand by and letting them shoot down airplanes. Important that you realize just how different are Eastern Ukraine and Gaza. Eastern Ukraine historically close to Russia, has vast resources; Gaza historically close to unimportant, has open sewers.

Used to be that Moscow close to anti-Zionist nations of Middle East, but that now changing. Hundreds of thousands of emigrants speaking Russian move to Israel, and economic opportunities mean more diverse relations. Russia now want Iran with nuclear capabilities and Israel with consumer economy to buy Russian stuff. We get best of both worlds.

Russia have strong tradition of support governments facing uprisings, like Afghanistan. Russia have stronger tradition of leaving popular uprisings to be suppressed, like Warsaw Uprising. Russia even suppress uprisings of own, like Hungary, Chechnya. No one can claim we are maintain consistent approach to uprisings. Russia is pursue her interests, and anyone who is challenge that is BOOM disappear. Easy as cake.

Once upon time, Soviet Union use Arab nations as tool to leverage against American influence. Arab nations still important as tool, but Gaza is dungheap. Not worth trouble of having Islamists act against our interest when get upset later on. Let Sisi worry about that. And Assad. And Maliki. And Karzai. And Xi. Russia prefer deal with strongmen than unpredictable resistance group. Ukraine resistance actually Russian. Very predictable. Just not to West.

Separatists are not have to become part of Russia. Can harass Ukraine as “independent” state that answer only to Moscow. We are continue pretend we support popular uprising of free-will East Ukraine. With Gaza, we simply are not pretend we care.

Piece of pie.