Russian State Duma Chairman: US attacks Yemen for political reasons

Posting on his Telegram channel, Mr. Volodin emphasized: "(President) Biden needs a small victory to distract voters from foreign policy failures related to Ukraine and domestic problems in the US. This is exactly why the (President) Biden administration did not notify the US Congress about the move to attack Yemen. This is evidence that the attack was carried out to pursue the political interests of the current President." According to Mr. Volodin, even President Biden's allies "believe that his actions violate the Constitution."

The State Duma chairman also said that in the context of Mr. Biden's "extremely low" approval rating, Washington decided to attack a sovereign state "which renders international legal norms ineffective and abuses the UN Charter." Mr. Volodin concluded: "If the United States were a constitutional state, President Biden would be criminally responsible until he launched a global war in the midst of his struggle to maintain power."

On the evening of January 11, the armed forces of the United States and the United Kingdom conducted airstrikes on positions held by Houthi rebels in several cities of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa and Hodeidah, using aircraft, warships and submarines. President Biden announced that the military action was carried out in response to "unprecedented Houthi attacks" on ships in the Red Sea and affirmed that the attacks, which targeted Houthi ammunition depots, launch systems, production facilities and air defense radar systems, were only defensive./.