Putin and israel

Putin urges freed hostage Sasha Troufanov to 'thank Hamas' for release from captivity

Putin expressed shock upon learning that Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov had spent 498 days in captivity in Gaza.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Alexander Trufanov. Trufanov's mother Elena and his fiancee Sapir Cohen, and Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 16, 2025.
 RIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Sochi, last October.

Israel’s balancing act still not enough for Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Sochi, Russia August 23, 2017.

Netanyahu, Putin to meet 'soon'

Jerusalem, from the balcony of Hebrew University Mount Scopus campus

Palestinians: World leaders chose wrong site to mark Holocaust ceremony


Washington Watch: Start worrying, details to follow

Trump, the most inconsistent and uninformed president in recent history, may be much more of a threat to the Jewish state than its embattled prime minister realizes.

US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk as Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang (R) looks on, during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017

Putin briefs Netanyahu after meeting with Assad, calls with leaders

Netanyahu and Putin speak for 30 minutes after Putin's meeting with Assad.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in Sochi, Russia August 23, 2017.

Israeli official: If Iran expands in Syria, we'll bomb Assad's palace

Israel warned Russia of dire consequences if Iran is allowed to continue on its current path in Syria.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Sochi, Russia August 23, 2017.

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman: Israel will not be a bystander in Syria

Comments come shortly after Prime Minister Netanyahu returns from meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi.

Avigdor Liberman

Putin: Israel's Sharon warned me against trusting anyone in Middle East

Vladimir Putin reveals all in a new Showtime documentary airing this week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin is playing cat and mouse

Everything Putin does is calculated. Everything is for a purpose and the consequence of each action is known in advance. No move is left to chance and no act is without purpose.

RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin meets with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow.

Putin to Netanyahu: Stop groundless accusations

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman blamed Assad for the chemical attacks in an interview prior to Putin's rebuke.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, March 9, 2017

Netanyahu: Israel stands with Russia after deadly metro attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his close ally, Russian President Vladimir Putin, that Israel is standing by Russia's side following Monday's lethal and shocking metro blast.

A man rides bicycle across the Tel Aviv city hall building as it is illuminated in solidarity with Russia after the blast in the St.Petersburg metro in Tel Aviv, Israel April 3, 2017

Despite Syria, Israel-Russia relations are the warmest in history

Both countries understand each other’s redlines and are cooperating on other fronts.

THE TIES between Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been characterized as straightforward, open and built on personal trust

Netanyahu in Moscow leverages Putin Purim greeting to slam Iran

Today, Netanyahu said, Iran – the continuation of ancient Persia – has similar designs: to wipe out the state of the Jews.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, March 9, 2017