Ethiopia seeks to exert pressure on Khartoum—or to neutralize any potential Sudanese role that might support Ethiopian opposition movements or restive regions like #Tigray and #Amhara along its western border—with the aim of establishing a new political and military reality in the Blue Nile region and the borderlands that serves its national security interests. To this end, #Ethiopia provides support to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), offering military and logistical assistance, as well as training facilities. Ethiopia harbors long-standing ambitions regarding Sudanese territories—specifically the #AlFashqa and Al-Butana regions, extending as far as the city of Wad Madani—claiming these as its "historical rights." The administration of Abiy Ahmed has established training camps and logistical hubs for the RSF near the shared border. Furthermore, the Sudanese Armed Forces, along with various government and civilian sites, have been targeted by drone strikes launched from Ethiopian territory; recent instances include attacks on civilians in Wad Madani and the Blue Nile State, as well as a drone strike against Sudanese individuals in Al-Dahaba. Abiy Ahmed aims to address the issue of port access and escape his country’s "stifling" geopolitical situation as a landlocked nation. Consequently, it is in his interest for #Sudan to remain mired in a war of attrition. Simultaneously, he has sought to manufacture crises with Eritrea in the hope of securing access to the Red Sea, and has also supported the secession of "#Somaliland" to achieve the same objective. Ethiopia itself suffers from a fragile national structure, comprising eighty ethnic groups—most notably the #Oromo (35%), #Amhara (26%), and Tigray (7%)—that frequently engage in conflict and warfare with one another. Currently, all of these groups stand in opposition to Abiy Ahmed. Consequently, Abiy Ahmed is seeking to alter the system of governance and consolidate his position as Ethiopia’s leader by amending the constitution—a process for which he has already begun laying the groundwork, having marginalized all other political factions. He has targeted rival ethnic groups, carrying out acts of genocide, ethnic cleansing, forced displacement, and the use of starvation as a weapon in the Tigray, Amhara, Benishangul, and #Ogaden regions, as well as other parts of Ethiopia. Furthermore, he aims to return Ethiopia to a centralized system—effectively dismantling the existing federal structure—as a precursor to a "national dialogue" with opposing ethnic groups regarding the future of governance. His ultimate objective is to establish himself as the unchallenged leader of Ethiopia through military force, having already eliminated all his rivals. Ultimately, we will not permit the partition of Sudan or Somalia, nor will we tolerate any aggression against #Eritrea or #Djibouti. Moreover, we will not allow the establishment of ports for any landlocked nation that lacks a coastline on the #RedSea Anyone wishing to reach the Red Sea can only do so according to our terms. Brandishing force to gain access to the Red Sea will be of no avail; we will strike any target—whether on land, at sea, or in the air. This is our domain, and we are capable of defending it.