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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Netanyahu to fly to Moscow tonight for Putin summit
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to Moscow tonight for a meeting Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The two will discuss improving military coordination between the two countries’ armies in Syria and Israel’s efforts to prevent Iranian military entrenchment in the country.
Netanyahu will be accompanied by IDF intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Tamir Hayman and Environmental Protection Minister Ze’ev Elkin, who has served as Netanyahu’s adviser and translator in previous meetings with Putin.
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