Mr. Biden has vowed that the United States can support both Israel’s and Ukraine’s security needs, and is asking Congress for $105 billion in emergency funding to cover them.
But Israel may eventually need weapons that are now running short in Ukraine, including armed drones and artillery rounds.
Trapped in a war of attrition of its own making, Russia must be relishing the appearance of a new and demanding conflict for the United States, draining the strength of its adversaries.
What’s more, the war in Gaza threatens to postpone — if not derail — the Biden administration’s efforts to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The Kremlin’s response to the war in Gaza, putting distance between itself and Washington’s unequivocal pro-Israel stance, is designed to exploit those feelings further.
Persons:
Biden, What’s, —, David, Israel
Organizations:
Abraham Accords, Kremlin
Locations:
United States, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, Gaza, Saudi Arabia, Washington, Saudi, Moscow, American, Iran, Europe