The situation in the Middle East has not only not improved, but is getting worse, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"Unfortunately, after our previous meeting, the situation in the region has not improved, but, on the contrary, is getting worse.
The tragic events in the Gaza Strip have already led to the death of more than 40,000 people. Tensions are growing in Lebanon and other parts of the Middle East, and we all see it in the West Bank," he said during talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan.
