Israel briefed US, Ukraine before and after Bennett’s call with Putin — senior official

File: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (left) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, on October 22, 2021. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
File: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (left) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, on October 22, 2021. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

A senior Israeli official says Jerusalem briefed the Biden administration and Ukraine both before and after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which the premier proposed that Israel mediate between Russia and Ukraine.

Putin was “open” to the proposal, Reuters reports.

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