Netanyahu And Putin Want To Avoid Trump Comparing What IDF Has Done In Gaza With What Russia Has Done In Ukraine. But, Zelensky Needs That Comparison. Who Pays May Depend Upon It.
Comparisons To Ukraine And The US$320 Billion
On 24 February 2022, approximately US$320 billion in assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation were frozen, with most of the funds in EU-member countries. The funds were intended to be for the reconstruction of Ukraine. As of January 2026, the reconstruction of Ukraine is projected to be US$800 billion.
Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine (2019-2024; term extended due to imposition of martial law in 2022), wants the government of Ukraine to be supported by the Trump-Vance Administration (2025-2029) as the Trump-Vance Administration supports the government of the State of Israel. Except regarding responsibility for an aggressor to compensate a victim.
The Trump-Vance Administration believes no responsibility by the government of the State of Israel for destruction throughout the territory of Gaza and West Bank levied by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the direction of the government of the State of Israel.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel (2022- , 2009-2021, 1996-1999), does not want the Russian Federation-Ukraine War compared with the destruction throughout the territory of Gaza and West Bank levied by the IDF. That would suggest his taxpayers need to appropriate what could be US$50 billion to reconstruct the territory of Gaza and West Bank.
Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation (2000-2008 and 2012-2030), does want the government of Ukraine to have support from the Trump-Vance Administration which mirrors its support for the government of the State of Israel.
Why? Because that could mean that since the Trump-Vance Administration does not hold responsible the government of the State of Israel for the destruction throughout the territory of Gaza and West Bank levied by the IDF, then, political logic would embrace, the government of the Russian Federation has no obligation to provide restitution to the government of Ukraine for the destruction within the internationally-recognized territory of Ukraine levied by the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
