The article is devoted to the analysis and assessment of the events around Ukraine in the Middle East means of communication, both governmental and conditionally independent after the start of the SMO. The author analyzes the responses and reactions in the media and the virtual space, which to a certain extent indicate the search for ways to fix their attitude to the Ukrainian dossier without pressure from the West, primarily the United States. It is obvious that the leaders of the countries of the region are unwilling to be drawn into the political games under the slogans of democracy that are being waged by the West around Ukraine and to distance themselves from supporting it in this conflict. Such approaches are determined by the national interests of the states and elites of the Middle East, which are realized in the light of new realities in the region and at the global level. The materials of the local mass media indicate that, despite the ambiguity of the positions of countries regarding the Ukrainian dossier, there is a demand in the Arab world for Russia not to lose its role as an alternative partner in the spheres of politics, economics, and international affairs in general.
Russia; SMO; Ukraine; Kiev; Arabs; Near East; mass media; communications; reaction.