The leaders of Russia and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday warned of “extremely negative consequences” from the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict , as President Vladimir Putin pushed himself as a possible mediator, AFP reports.
In a phone call with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Putin “confirmed Russia’s readiness to provide mediation assistance to promote dialogue between the parties to the conflict,” the Kremlin said in a statement.
The two leaders “expressed deep concern over the continuing escalation of the Iranian-Israeli conflict, which could have extremely negative consequences for the entire region,” Moscow added.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has warned that direct US military assistance to Israel could radically destabilise the situation in the Middle East, where an air war between Iran and Israel has raged for six days.
Ryabkov was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying that Russia cautions the US against supplying such assistance to Israel, or even considering it. He said Moscow was in contact with Israel and Iran.
