Putin’s 'pravda' unveiled: Russia's growing hostility towards Israel

In Russian political thought, truth – pravda – carries two faces: what is true, and what the state decides should be true. For decades, Russia maintained two contradictory truths about Israel: publicly claiming friendship, while secretly arming its enemies. October 7, 2023, finally exposed which truth was real.

"There are no conditions of life to which a man cannot get accustomed," wrote Dostoevsky. Israel had grown accustomed to Russia's double game, convincing itself it could manage Moscow through careful diplomacy. That illusion shattered when President Vladimir Putin waited three days after Hamas' massacre to speak, then blamed Israel rather than the killers.

Russia's Middle East chess game: Power, influence, and Israel in the balance
This is where we must address the bigger picture of Russian evolving interest before we can tell the story of the relationship between Russia and Israel further. Vladimir Putin's Russia has embarked on an ambitious quest to challenge what it sees as Western hegemony, particularly in regions historically significant to Russian interests.

"The world is transitioning from a unipolar to a multipolar order," Putin declared in 2023, articulating a vision where Russia stands as a counterweight to Western influence.

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Putin’s 'pravda' unveiled: Russia's growing hostility towards Israel

October 7, 2023, finally exposed which truth was real

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From the article:

Inside Russia's strategic retreat from Syria

The fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, after 54 years of family rule in Syria, marks a significant shift in Russia's regional position. As Moscow remains heavily invested in Ukraine, where it has reportedly lost over 730,000 troops since the invasion began, its ability to maintain its traditional level of military presence and influence in Syria has been notably diminished. The Syrian opposition forces' swift advances in late November, including gains in strategic areas like Aleppo and Hama, caught both the Assad regime and its Russian backers off guard.

Most significantly, Russia has been forced to withdraw from several key positions, including evacuating air defense units from Masiyaf in western Syria and reducing its presence at the strategically crucial Khmeimim airbase. These developments represent not just tactical retreats but potentially signal a broader strategic realignment of Russia's Middle Eastern presence.

**Someone made an interesting comment about Russia withdrawing completely from Syria.
There's a possibility that the application to Ezekiel 38:4 could come into play with this withdrawal.

God puts hooks in the jaw of Gog to "Turn him around ", as in returning back to from where the withdrawal took place.

This was commented as a possibility, but first there has to be a time of peace for Israel before Ezekiel 38 can play out.

Another point mentioned was that Iran has weakened with losing it's proxies support.
It's said Iran has enough uranium to make seven nuclear bombs but Israel destroyed Iran's missile launching capabilities.
With Russia leaving the docks where it had several ships and are now gone, Iran can't do much on it's own.

 

[Tall Timbers]

If Russia loses its naval and air bases on Syria's coast that would be a huge strategic loss. Maybe that will lead Russia to decide it's going to make the land of Israel it's own to replace it's losses in the region.