Zelensky Derides Putin as Iran Fires Missile Barrage at Israel
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 14
Zelensky Derides Putin as Iran Fires Missile Barrage at Israel
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 14
Summary
Volodymyr Zelensky used an open letter this month to mock Vladimir Putin for clinging to power and misjudging Ukraine’s willingness to resist Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Iran reinforced the same defiant posture after launching a missile barrage at Israel last week in retaliation for attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, with parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warning Tehran’s response would not change.
Both episodes underscore wars stuck in stalemate, where Russia and Iran failed to force capitulation militarily and now face opponents hardened against a “might makes right” approach.
That deadlock has also deepened mistrust around negotiations, leaving diplomatic efforts constrained even as the battlefield momentum remains limited.