Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Israel-Hamas war is distracting the world from the invasion of Ukraine. An international affairs expert told Insider Israel's war in Gaza may benefit Putin in several ways. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a Saturday press conference, said the Israel-Gaza war is "taking away the focus" from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, BBC reported. "I think the advantage, if you to call it that, Russia has right now is that in the Middle East, they don't have to do anything. They can focus their attention on the most important challenge they face, which is the war in Ukraine," Walt told Insider.

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