Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held Kremlin talks with Vladimir Putin Saturday, the Russian president’s second assembly with a international chief since his forces invaded Ukraine final week.
Bennett has thus far not joined different international leaders in condemning the Russian offensive, stressing Israel’s sturdy ties with each Moscow and Kyiv. Ukraine has beforehand requested Bennett to mediate.
An announcement from Bennett’s workplace mentioned the premier “took off early this morning for Moscow, after talking with President Putin final Wednesday.”
Bennett is a spiritual Jew who doesn’t conduct official enterprise on Saturdays, the Jewish Sabbath, besides beneath extraordinary circumstances.
An Israeli official mentioned the Kremlin talks lasted three hours.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov advised Russian information businesses that Putin and Bennett have been “discussing the state of affairs in Ukraine.”
The assembly gave the impression to be the primary with a international chief dedicated to the Ukraine battle.
Putin obtained Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on the Kremlin on the day the invasion started, in a go to that was lengthy schduled however extensively thought of ill-timed.
On Monday, Khan defended the journey — the primary by a Pakistani chief to Russia in additional than 20 years.
“My international coverage is impartial and visits to China and Russia will show helpful for Pakistan sooner or later,” he mentioned in a televised tackle.
