08:40: Putin considers the siege of Gaza “unacceptable”, compares it to that of Leningrad by the Nazis
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday deemed the siege of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army “unacceptable”, comparing it to the terrible siege of the Soviet city of Leningrad by the Nazis during the Second World War.
According to Mr. Putin, Israel is preparing to do something to Gaza “comparable to the siege of Leningrad.” ” This is unacceptable. More than two million people live there. Not everyone supports Hamas,” added the Russian president during a press conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.