Bennett to meet with Putin in Russia next week

• Author: LAHAV HARKOV
• Published date: 12 October 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

They plan to discuss diplomatic, security and economic matters, as well as regional issues, foremost of which is the Iranian nuclear threat, the Prime Minister's Office said.

Putin invited Bennett to Sochi, the town on the Black Sea where he has a vacation home.

The invitation comes on the heels of a phone call between the two leaders last Thursday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in Moscow on Wednesday. Russia strongly supports reinstating the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which Israel opposes, and the new government in Tehran has been noncommittal about returning to talks. Negotiations would resume soon, Amir-Abdollahian said in a press conference with Lavrov.

There also have been tensions in the deconfliction mechanism between Israel and Russia in Syria, where the Russian Army maintains a presence. Israel...