Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that US President Donald Trump’s proposals to end the war in Gaza offer “some light at the end of the tunnel”, but stressed that any plan must lead to the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Speaking at the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi on Thursday, Putin said Moscow was ready to support Trump’s initiative “if it results in a two-state solution”. He cautioned, however, that “Western unilateral diplomacy, which ignores the history, traditions, identity and culture of the peoples living there, will not bring peace”.
