Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as Prime Minister of Israel on Thursday afternoon. Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, welcomed his return and indicated that he wanted to work together to ensure “peace and security in the region”.
By AFP
LRussian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the return of Benjamin Netanyahu to the head of the Israeli government on Thursday, wishing to strengthen cooperation with Israel “in all areas”, the Kremlin said in a statement.
“I hope that the new government under your leadership will continue the line of strengthening Russian-Israeli cooperation in all areas for the benefit of our peoples, in the interest of ensuring peace and security in the Near East,” Putin said in a message to Netanyahu, quoted in the statement.
“In Russia, we very much appreciate your personal contribution and long years in strengthening friendly relations between our countries,” said the master of the Kremlin, while Mr. Netanyahu called the Russian leader a “friend” on several occasions. in the past.
After the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine last February, Israel adopted a cautious stance towards Moscow, seeking to maintain neutrality.
Israel had notably asserted privileged ties between the two countries, the Jewish state having more than a million citizens from the former Soviet Union and Russia having troops in Syria, a neighboring country of Israel.
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