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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 592

Palestinian-Russian relations

This handout photo shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) receiving Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Moscow, August 13, 2024. (Thaer Ghanaim/PPO/AFP)
August 13, 2024, 7:06 pm
Visiting Moscow, Abbas tells Putin he’s ‘one of the dearest friends’ of Palestinians
Hosting PA leader, Russian president says Moscow is watching war in Gaza ‘with great pain,’ reiterates his backing for the ‘creation of a fully fledged Palestinian state’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas greet each other in Astana, Kazakhstan, Oct. 13, 2022. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
October 15, 2022, 10:32 pm
White House ‘deeply disappointed’ after Abbas tells Putin he doesn’t trust US
Biden spokesperson says Russian president ‘a far cry’ from international leader needed to address Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after PA president meets Putin, hails Russian stance
By Jacob Magid
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meet on the sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit, in Astana, Kazakhstan, October 13, 2022. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
October 13, 2022, 5:29 pm
Meeting Putin, Abbas says Palestinians ‘don’t trust America’ to solve conflict
On sidelines of international conference in Kazakhstan, PA president sits down with Russian leader, who says Moscow’s support of Palestinians ‘is a matter of principle’
By ToI Staff and AP
Palestinians attend Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, on April 1, 2022. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
April 21, 2022, 6:19 pm
Hamas calls for Palestinian ‘mobilization’ ahead of Friday’s Al-Aqsa prayers
In phone call with Russian FM, terror group’s leader hails Moscow for support; Lavrov reportedly condemns Israel’s ‘excessive’ force in Jerusalem clashes
By ToI Staff
File - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting in Bethlehem, January 23, 2020. (Alexander Nemenov, Pool via AP)
April 18, 2022, 5:48 pm
In call with PA’s Abbas, Putin said to criticize Israeli policies at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Russian leader backs Palestinians amid violence in Jerusalem, PA news agency reports; also says Moscow will provide Ramallah with food and materials amid rising global prices
By ToI Staff
Ukrainian Oksana al-Astal sits with her Palestinian husband and their children as they pose for a photo in front of Palestinian and Ukrainian flags decorating the living room of their home in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, March 13, 2022. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
March 17, 2022, 10:11 am
Gazans with ties to Ukraine anxiously watch war unfold from afar
Palestinians are divided over conflict, with some supporting Russia, which has long championed their cause, against Western countries that have always backed Israel
By Fares Akram and WAFAA SHURAFA
File - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting in Bethlehem, January 23, 2020. (Alexander Nemenov, Pool via AP)
March 10, 2022, 5:54 am
Aiming to avoid picking sides, PA rebuffs US request to condemn Russian invasion
Palestinian official says Ramallah is concerned about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, but doesn’t ‘have the luxury’ of taking a side in the war
By Jacob Magid
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) shakes hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, on February 12, 2018. (AFP Photo/Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentiev)
December 30, 2021, 10:27 pm
Palestinian Authority’s Abbas warns Putin: West Bank poised for an ‘explosion’
PA president tells Russian leader in phone call that settlements, ‘settler terrorism’ causing growing anger, days after rare meeting inside Israel with Defense Minister Gantz
By AFP and ToI Staff
Senior Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouk (AP/Hatem Moussa)
May 12, 2021, 8:59 pm
Hamas official tells Russia: We’re ready for ceasefire with Israel
But Moussa Abu Marzouk conditions truce on Jewish state halting ‘military actions’ on Temple Mount, tells local media terror group will continue to fire long-range rockets
By ToI Staff and Aaron Boxerman
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki shake hands as they leave a joint news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia, May 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
May 5, 2021, 8:56 pm
Russia says it’s ready to promote direct Israeli-Palestinian contacts
Meeting with Palestinian counterpart, Russian FM Lavrov says Moscow willing to facilitate ‘direct dialogue’ between sides ‘in order to resolve all fundamental final-status issues’
By AP
A vial with Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in a medical room, in Moscow, Russia, December 5, 2020 (Pavel Golovkin/AP)
January 19, 2021, 2:06 pm
Palestinian shipment of Russian Sputnik vaccine delayed
PA ambassador to Russia says he expects ‘technical issue’ holding up delivery of shots to be resolved soon, and the first delivery to arrive by mid-February
By Aaron Boxerman
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens as Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a joint press conference in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, June 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
July 3, 2020, 7:21 pm
Russia welcomes Fatah and Hamas unity pledge
Lavrov calls on Arab governments to support unification efforts between Ramallah-based PA and Gaza-ruling terror group
By AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 27, 2019. (MAXIM SHEMETOV / POOL / AFP)
April 2, 2019, 11:52 am
Netanyahu to meet Putin in Moscow five days before elections
Iran’s efforts to entrench itself in Syria, US Golan declaration likely to dominate ‘brief’ discussion between PM and Russian leader, their second in five weeks
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during the state funeral of late president Shimon Peres, held at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on September 30, 2016. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
March 5, 2019, 1:55 am
Israel denies new Russian offer to host Netanyahu-Abbas peace talks
Moscow said it reissued longstanding invitation during meeting between PM and Putin last week; diplomatic source in Jerusalem says topic wasn’t raised
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gestures as he attends a meeting with Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Thomas Greminger, in Moscow, on November 2, 2018. (Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP)
December 18, 2018, 10:21 pm
Israel said to strongly protest Russian invite to Hamas leader
Officials in Moscow reject the complaints, noting Jerusalem has negotiated with the terror group, too, TV report says
By ToI Staff and AP
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