Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working to help reduce tensions between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, sources close to Netanyahu tell the Kan public broadcaster.
Some of Netanyahu’s phone calls with Putin have been reported in the media, and some have remained secret, according to the report.
The report comes days after, in a warning to Russia, Trump ordered the repositioning of two US nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative statements” of the country’s former president, Dmitry Medvedev, who has raised the prospect of war online.
Trump has said that special envoy Steve Witkoff will head to Russia this week to push Moscow to agree to a ceasefire in its war with Ukraine and has threatened new economic sanctions if progress is not made. He cut his 50-day deadline for action to 10 days, with that window set to expire Friday.
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