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PA’s Abbas meets with Putin in Moscow

By Nurit Yohanan 10 May 2025, 8:41 pm 2 Edit

Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas enter a hall for their talks in the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 10, 2025. (Yury Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas enter a hall for their talks in the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 10, 2025. (Yury Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP)

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier today.

The two last met in October 2024.

According to Wafa, the official Palestinian news agency, the meeting dealt with developments in the Middle East, and Abbas emphasized the importance of reaching a ceasefire in Gaza.

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