Israel PM meets Putin on Ukraine

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 07, 2022 12:03 am

JERUSALEM: Israel's premier stepped into the role of mediator on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) as Russia's invasion of Ukraine intensified, holding a three-hour meeting at the Kremlin with Vladimir Putin before calling Ukraine's president and flying to Berlin.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's sit-down with Putin was the first by a foreign leader since the day Russian forces invaded Ukraine last week and came after Kyiv had asked Israel to launch a dialogue with Moscow.

RISKY GAMBLE In this file photo taken on Oct. 22, 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during their meeting in Sochi. Bennett met Putin at the Kremlin on Sunday, March 6, 2022, to discuss Ukraine, his spokesman said, after Israel reportedly offered to mediate between Moscow and Kyiv. AFP PHOTO

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