Conversation at the highest level. The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahuheld a telephone conversation this Saturday with the Russian president, Vladimir Putinto address “regional issues” in the Middle East.
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke tonight with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The conversation took place at the initiative of President Putin and continued a series of recent previous conversations on regional issues,” said a brief statement from the Office of the Israeli leader in Tel Aviv.
It is the second telephone conversation that both leaders have had since the beginning of October after another in which Putin stressed to Netanyahu the Kremlin’s support for the solution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict based on the recognition of the State of Palestine. “Both leaders, including the American president’s plan for the normalization of relations in the Gaza Strip. Putin has reaffirmed Russia’s firm position in favor of a comprehensive solution to the Palestinian question, based on a consolidated international legal framework,” declared a brief statement sent by the Kremlin a month ago.
Although the Russian president is immersed in his offensive against Ukraine, since the outbreak of the Israeli offensive in Gaza in October 2023, He has spoken out on several occasions against the Israeli bombings. In fact, last June, the Russian president
Both leaders have arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (CPI). In the case of Putin for suspicions of illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia and in that of Netanyahu for war crimes and crimes against humanity for his offensive in Gaza.
