Despite its Sunni Islamist ideology, Hamas has been flexible and pragmatic in its foreign policy, moderating and toning down its religious rhetoric when expedient; it has developed strong ties with Iran, and has also established relations with constitutionally secular states such as Syria and Russia. Kyrylo Budanov, the chief of Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence, has accused Russia of supporting Hamas by supplying the group with stolen Ukrainian weaponry, and the National Resistance Center of Ukraine alleged that the Russian Wagner Group trained Hamas militants ahead of the October 7 attacks.
despite its sunni islamist ideology hamas has been flexible and pragmatic in its foreign policy moderating and toning down its religious rhetoric when expedient; it has developed strong ties with iran and has also established relations with constitutionally secular states such as syria and russia kyrylo budanov the chief of ukraine's main directorate of intelligence has accused russia of supporting hamas by supplying the group with stolen ukrainian weaponry and the national resistance center of ukraine alleged that the russian wagner group trained hamas militants ahead of the october 7 attacks