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Netanyahu and Putin talk by phone for second time in days
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 30, 2020. (Maxim Shemtov/ Pool/ AFP/ File)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently speaking on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister’s Office says.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirms the call between Putin and Netanyahu.
This marks the second phone call between the two in recent days, after the veteran leaders discussed Syria and Iran last week.
The PMO declines to provide further details on the call. There are also no details from Moscow.
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