• InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 months ago

    “Ukraine condemns Iran’s attack on Israel using ‘Shahed’ drones and missiles,” Zelenskyy wrote on X, drawing a parallel between Tehran’s tactics and those employed by Moscow against Ukraine.

    Did he also condemn when Israel attacked Iran’s embassy? (Genuine question). Because if not that’s kind of… hypocrite.

    But I get it where he’s coming from. Anything to get on the good side of US to get enough support, to be able to keep fighting against Russia.

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      7 months ago

      Ukraine doesn’t have the luxury of taking a moral stance right now - your last paragraph is key, to ensure the survival of their nation Zelensky would pay any lip service because it’s far less important than stopping the bleeding.

      • xantoxis@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        Why does he have to take a stance at all? Just shut up about Israel and fight your war.

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          7 months ago

          I’m guessing the situation being as dire as it is, as reported lately, they are desperate to use any bit of rhetoric or leverage they can. Being silent doesn’t really help securing the support they so acutely need. Maybe this doesn’t either, but at least they remain in the news cycles around the globe, which helps still.

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        7 months ago

        The Global South will hardly believe these guys are honest and deserving of help when they hear this kind of two-standards talk that judges quite differently Israel from the rest.

        The Global South matters to Ukraine because of things like sanctions on Russia and not sending Russia the stuff they need to make more weapons.

        Zelensky just lost a really good chance at saying nothing at all and staying clean on this instead of wading into the shit and getting covered in it.

    • Neuromancer@lemm.ee
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      7 months ago

      Since no embassy was attacked it would be hard to condemn it.

      A consulate was attacked and no, I have not seen him condemn it. I doubt he will since Iranian weapons and killing Ukrainians.

      The real issue is manufacturing those weapons. We have limited capacity to build what he needs and honestly that’s embarrassing as a super power.