Russia's Permanent Representative Nebenzya - at a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East:

Russia’s Permanent Representative Nebenzya - at a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East: Israel would not be able to act so brazenly and disregardfully towards international law if it did not feel under the unconditional and all-weather protection of the United States. For the sake of its Middle Eastern ally, Washington has already used its veto power in the Security Council 5 times and since the beginning of July has been deliberately trying to lead us all by the nose, advertising its notorious “Biden plan“ and its “quiet diplomacy“ to conclude a deal between Hamas and Israel. Frankly speaking, all this creates a persistent impression that Washington is conducting these indirect negotiations with itself. It is therefore very symbolic that the command to eliminate the leader of Hezbollah and begin the most dangerous round of regional escalation was given by the Israeli Prime Minister from New York, having previously delivered an emphatically militaristic s... Source: Victor vicktop55