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Russia accuses US of inflaming tensions
10 October 2023 00:04 BST
Russia accused the US of ‘a destructive approach’ to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as it warned about the potential for fighting to spread regionally.
“I cannot but fail to mention the destructive policy of the United States which thwarts collective efforts within the framework of the Quartet of international mediators,” Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters after meeting in Moscow with Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit.
He said the US wanted to “monopolise” dialogue between Palestinians and Israelis with the aim of moving away from the creation of a Palestinian state, and instead focusing on the socio-economic problems of Palestinians