There is a Russian and Israeli version: what Putin and Netanyahu talked about in an urgent conversation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a telephone conversation with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on December 10. It is reported that for this purpose the prime minister interrupted the government meeting.

The Israeli and Russian sides have already written about the results of the conversation. However, their versions are slightly different. More details about this Channel 24 were told by David Gendelman, an Israeli military expert.

What the leaders of the countries talked about

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Vladimir Putin by phone. The Times of Israel reported that Netanyahu had earlier left the Cabinet meeting and spoke with Putin for 50 minutes. It is unknown who exactly initiated the conversation.

“There are two versions of this conversation: Israeli and Russian. According to Israeli version, Netanyahu expressed dissatisfaction with the “anti-Israeli position” of Moscow’s representatives at the UN, as well as with the cooperation between Russia and Iran,” noted David Gendelman.

At the same time, Netanyahu thanked Russia for that she allegedly pressured Hamas to release several people with dual Israeli and Russian citizenship. Hamas then released the hostages as a gesture of goodwill for the sake of Putin.

In the Russian version, for obvious reasons, Putin called for not aggravating the humanitarian situation, the need to fire victims, etc. There is no information yet that something fundamentally new was said, this is just another call,” the military expert emphasized. 10 days after the Hamas attack on Israel. Probably, during this time, issues that the presidents wanted to discuss came together.

In particular, given that Vladimir Putin organized a “tour” of Middle Eastern countries and met with the President of Iran.

Putin’s visits to the Middle East: what is known

• At the beginning of December, information appeared in the media that Vladimir Putin plans to travel to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Assistant to the Russian dictator Yuri Ushakov expressed the hope that the negotiations that Putin will conduct will be useful.
• On December 6, Vladimir Putin arrived in Abu Dhabi. There he had planned negotiations with the country's president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
• Next, Putin went to Saudi Arabia. He had a personal meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The media reported that the conversation was about oil markets, the war between Israel and Hamas, as well as the situation in Syria, Yemen and Ukraine.
• Recall that in recent months Saudi Arabia tried to position itself as a mediator in Russia’s war against Ukraine. In particular, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia has repeatedly had negotiations with Vladimir Zelensky.