Israeli Prime Minister on secret visit to Putin

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday to discuss the “crisis in Ukraine”

It quotes a spokesman for the Israeli prime minister, according to Haaretz, quoting Reuters.

In recent days, Israel has emerged as a possible mediator in the war between Russia and Ukraine, thanks to close ties with both countries. Israel has also not taken any sanctions against Russia, which has garnered criticism from the United States.

The meeting lasted about three hours on Saturday afternoon. According to the newspaper Haaretz, Israel is coordinated with the United States, Germany and France, as well as in ongoing dialogue with Ukraine. Reuters reports shortly after the meeting that Bennett spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj after the meeting with Putin.

According to Reuters, Bennett will now go straight to Germany to meet with Prime Minister Olaf Scholz.

Secret

According to renowned Middle East journalist Barak Ravid, Bennett traveled secretly to Moscow. Israel announced the White House in the United States ahead of the trip, he writes.

According to Reuters, he also broke the Sabbath by postponing the trip on Saturday. Flying is a violation of the holy day of rest. According to a spokesperson, he could do this because the purpose is to save human.

May risk more paranoia

New negotiations

The news comes at the same time as Russia and Ukraine declare that they will meet again for a third round of talks on Monday.

It reports the Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamja. On Thursday, Russia and Ukraine agreed to create humanitarian corridors, and on Saturday morning, a ceasefire was introduced in the cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha.

Russian plane on its way to the United States is attracting attention

However, the Russian Ministry of Defense states that they started the offensive against Ukraine again at 19 tonight Norwegian time.

According to Ukraine, the ceasefire has not been maintained, but now the Russian authorities announce that they will continue the offensive tonight.

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