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Friday, March 4, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Friday, March 4, 2022
Russian delegation said due in Israel for monthly meet on security coordination in Syria
A Russian delegation is scheduled to land in Israel next Thursday for a monthly meeting on security coordination in Syria, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
Such meetings have been a regular occurrence in recent years, but it will be the first time since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, and at a time when Western powers are calling on Israel to distance itself from the Kremlin.
Israel has sought to avoid aligning itself too closely with Ukraine, despite it being a fellow Western democracy, as it relies on Russia allowing Jerusalem to use the airspace it controls over Syria to carry out strikes against Iranian proxies stationed there.
