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: The peace gamble

“He’s a good boy and he will get an Israel agreement that no one else would pull off.”

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini as they take part with other foreign ministers and representatives in a family picture during the Mideast peace conference in Paris, France, January 15, 2017.

Analysis: What does Russia really think about Israel's alleged airstrikes in Syria?

While Assad has vowed revenge for the alleged Israeli attacks, his patron, Russia, has thus far remained silent.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a news conference in Sochi

Abbas seeks Putin's help blocking US embassy move to Jerusalem

The incoming Trump administration intends to move ahead with its plans to move the embassy regardless of criticism from Arab nations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem

Middle Israel: Year of the Russian bear

Moscow’s imperial resurgence is ready to spend itself, but in 2016 it dominated the int’l system.

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference in Moscow in 2016.

Putin’s my Person of the Year – for all the wrong reasons

The Jerusalem Post

Analysis: How will Putin react to ambassador's assassination in Turkey?

Sources in Turkey were quick to blame supporters of Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish preacher who is in exile in the United States.

Putin and Erdogan

Netanyahu: Israel in ‘close contact’ with Moscow to avoid issues over Syria

“The reality in the Middle East is changing very rapidly, and not necessarily to our detriment.”

Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin.

Putin reaffirms Israel-Russia ties

According to the Kremlin, Putin “cordially” congratulated Netanyahu on his birthday, and sent greetings on the occasion of Succot.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin

A hard-to-believe truth – Putin fights Islamic terrorism while Obama does not

The Jerusalem Post

JPost Editorial: Transformative meet

Perhaps for the sake of his own people, Abbas will rise to the occasion and agree to a transformative meeting with Netanyahu.

Netanyahu and Abbas