Russia on Friday condemned the United States and Britain for military strikes against Yemen, which Moscow said amounted to an irresponsible adventure that threatened to wreak havoc across the Middle East.
The United States and Britain launched air and sea strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen in response to the Iran-backed movement’s attacks on ships in the Red Sea, a dramatic regional expansion of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
But Russia, Iran’s ally and partner of key Arab powers, called an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday to discuss the issue.
“We strongly condemn these irresponsible actions by the United States and its allies,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters.
“A large-scale military escalation in the Red Sea region could put an end to the positive trends that have recently emerged in the Yemeni settlement process, as well as lead to a destabilization of the situation in the entire Middle East.”
Fire is seen after the United States and Britain launched an airstrike near Sanaa in Yemen, Jan. 12, 2024. Xinhua/Shutterstock Russia called an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday to discuss the issue . fake images
Russia, which has been criticized for what the West says is an illegal war in Ukraine, said the attack on Yemen occurred without any United Nations mandate and was therefore an illegal “adventure” by the United States and his allies.
Russia said it shared the concerns of Saudi Arabia and others in the region about the attacks. Riyadh called for restraint and “avoiding escalation” after the attacks and said it was following the situation with great concern.
“We share the concerns expressed by our regional partners, in particular Saudi Arabia,” Zakharova said.
A plane takes off to join the US-led coalition operation against military targets in Yemen from an undisclosed location, January 12, 2024. via REUTERS A missile is launched from a warship during the coalition operation led by the United States against military targets in Yemen from an undisclosed location on January 12, 2024. via REUTERS
Iran has also condemned the US-led attacks as illegal and escalatory.
The United States said Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands supported the operation and sought to portray the attacks as part of an international effort to restore the free flow of trade on a key route between Europe and Asia that accounts for about 15% of trade. international. global maritime traffic.
A spokesman for Yemen’s Houthis said there was no justification for the US-British attack and said the group will continue to attack ships heading towards Israel.
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