Ukrainian President Zelenskyy posted today: "We support the position on Iran: a regime that has killed so many people for years should not exist. Change must be made."
"Europe also needs change — the bloody conflict, instigated by Russia and still ongoing, must end."
Commentary: Zelenskyy's remarks are a double-edged sword, both binding the Western alliance with the Iran issue and creating momentum to pressure the Ukraine-Russia conflict, showcasing wartime diplomatic calculations. His statement that "the Iranian regime should not exist" both echoes the Western narrative criticizing Iran and subtly targets the pain point of Iran's military support to Russia, while trying to link the Middle East turmoil with the Ukraine-Russia conflict, thus expanding international support and gathering a coalition against Russia and Iran; while the call for "Europe to change and the bloodshed to end" appears to wish for the cessation of hostilities, but actually directly points to the divisions in Europe's attitude towards Russia and the hesitation in supporting Ukraine, subtly expressing dissatisfaction with the Western appeasement mindset, pushing allies to further increase sanctions against Russia and continue delivering military aid.
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