The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the situation in the Middle East was developing in an alarming direction and called on all sides to exercise restraint.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia had contacts with all sides in the region and said Moscow condemned any action that would cause civilian deaths.
The Israeli army said on Wednesday that regular infantry and armored units were joining ground operations in southern Lebanon, increasing pressure on Hezbollah as Israel prepared to retaliate against a barrage of Iranian missile attacks.
“This situation is developing according to the most alarming scenario,” Peskov said.
“We ask for restraint on all sides regarding what is happening. And, of course, we condemn any actions that lead to the deaths of civilians.”
Asked what Moscow would do next and whether it would support Iran should Tehran enter into a full-scale conflict with Israel, Peskov said:
“We have contacts with all sides in this conflict, we continue to have those contacts and we ask all sides to exercise restraint.”
This content was originally published in Kremlin calls for containment in the Middle East after Iranian attack on Israel on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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