​​​​​​​Expressing deep concern about the spiraling cycle of violence, particularly as the date for the controversial Israeli so-called flags march approaches that threaten another round of Palestinian-Israeli violence, the UN official called upon “all sides to exercise maximum restraint and make wise decisions to avoid another violent conflict that ...

“The priority for the United States and several other Western countries is to position Russia as the main aggressor in this crisis from the very beginning of this situation,” believes Alexander Clackson, founder of Global Political Insight, a UK-based think tank.