Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have noted that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is likely trying to divert attention from Russia's war against Ukraine by offering to mediate in the Middle East conflict.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategy is to “wear Trump down” and win the war in Ukraine by exploiting President Donald Trump’s impatience with both peace talks and military aid, argues Leon Aron of the American Enterprise Institute in a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed.