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Why Russia and Israel should celebrate Victory Day over Nazis together - opinion

For Russia and Israel, common historical memory is not just words. It is a common value and a system of coordinates determined by the fates of our heroic ancestors.

|ByANATOLY VIKTOROV
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR to Israel Anatoly Viktorov.
Gaza hostage Alexander Trupanov in a video published by the PIJ, May 30, 2024.

Two Russian-Israeli hostages first to be released in ceasefire deal, Hamas says - report

"We said that as soon as there is a (hostage deal) decision, the two Russians will be the first to be released," Marzouk told Russian state media.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
A Russian Su-27 military aircraft dumps fuel while flying by a US Air Force MQ-9 "Reaper" drone over the Black Sea, March 14, 2023 in this still image taken from handout video released by the Pentagon.

Russia: Two strategic bombers flew near Alaska, did not enter US airspace

In 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin revived the Soviet-era practice of sending strategic bombers on regular patrols beyond Russia's borders.

|ByREUTERS
Embassy of Israel in Moscow.

Russia to summon Israeli ambassador over 'unacceptable' comments – TASS

Halperin, according to the ministry, misrepresented Russia's foreign policy stance in the interview with Russia's Kommersant daily, published on Sunday.

|ByLEON KRAIEM

Russia orders Jewish Agency to stop all operations in country - exclusive

Dramatic order given to Jewish Agency by government officials in Moscow • Israeli government considering next steps

JULY 5, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a hall in the Kremlin in Moscow on April 26, 2022.

Russia formally reprimands Israel over Syria strike

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that Russia does not want Syria to be turned into a battle site for foreign countries.

JUNE 15, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
A view shows damage at Damascus International Airport, Syria, in this handout released by SANA on June 12, 2022.

Israeli-Russian trade still prospering despite Ukraine War

How has the war in Ukraine affected Israeli-Russian trade and how have the Jewish state’s communities of Russian speakers from Russia and Ukraine responded to it?

JUNE 6, 2022ByKSENIA SVETLOVA/THE MEDIA LINE
People walk near the headquarters of Yandex company in Moscow, May 23, 2011.

Israel refuses US request to transfer Israeli missiles to Ukraine - report

The missiles, which are produced in Germany and would be transferred to Kyiv by the German government, are produced with Israeli technology under an Israeli license.

MAY 27, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An undated file picture shows an Israeli soldier firing an anti-tank missile Spike-LR, manufactured by an Israeli Defense contractor. Israeli Defense Ministry said December 29, 2003, it signed a deal worth about $250 million to produce and supply anti-tank missiles to Poland.

Russia, Israel tensions will continue to mount: Russian experts

‘Moscow might activate Iran, Syria or Hamas – without considering the outcome,’ former Putin speechwriter tells The Media Line.

MAY 6, 2022ByKSENIA SVETLOVA/THE MEDIA LINE
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a previous meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia.

Russia claims Israel supports neo-Nazis in Ukraine after Lavrov-Hitler flap

The claim comes a day after Israeli leaders lambasted the Russian foreign minister for claiming Hitler had Jewish origins.

MAY 3, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV, REUTERS
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference after his talks with representatives of Arab League nations, in Moscow, Russia, April 4, 2022.

Bennett to Lavrov: Stop using Holocaust as political battering ram

Foreign Ministry summons Russian ambassador over Lavrov’s claim Hitler was Jewish, comparison to Zelensky.

MAY 2, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
FOREIGN MINISTER Yair Lapid and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, meet in Moscow last month.

The next Naama Issachar? Russia hasn’t let Israeli consul visit citizen in prison

Revaz Raphael Shmertz is an Israeli citizen who's been denied consul visit by Russia for 10 months.

APRIL 18, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Revaz Raphael Shmertz, an Israeli citizen who has been for the last 10 months for unspecified real estate fraud in Russia.

Russia to resume flights with Israel and 51 other 'friendly' countries

Russia has closed its airspace to airlines from 36 countries, including all 27 members of the European Union, in response to Ukraine-related sanctions targeting its aviation sector.

APRIL 4, 2022ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russian president Vladimir Putin and foreign minister Sergei Lavrov attend the Libya summit in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2020

Israeli military surprised at how the war in Ukraine is going

A month after Russia invaded, Moscow has yes to achieve its goals.

MARCH 29, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Smoke rises from burning vehicles outside a residential building that has been damaged by an airstrike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released March 20, 2022.