Live Update From the Liveblog of
Saturday, March 5, 2022
Bennett heads back to Israel after meetings with Putin, Scholz
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has concluded his visit to Germany, after a stop in Moscow, and is now on his way back to Israel.
His office says he and Chancellor Olaf Scholz “discussed several issues, including the situation between Ukraine and Russia.”
Bennett also spoke twice throughout the evening with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following his meeting with Russia Presiden Vladimir Putin.
Zelensky tweets that Bennett called him and “we continue dialogue.”
Prime Minister of Israel @naftalibennett called me after his meeting with Vladimir Putin. We continue dialogue.
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 5, 2022