Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet phoned Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on March 5 after meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It was announced on March 6 office Bennett.
“Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett just spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after a meeting with Putin in the Kremlin,” the statement said.
Details of the conversation with Zelensky were not disclosed.
German Cabinet spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said earlier that day that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Israeli Prime Minister held a meeting in Berlin, during which they discussed the outcome of negotiations between the Israeli side and Putin. As Hebeshtreit said, the leaders of the two countries agreed to remain in close contact on the topic of the situation in Ukraine.
Prior to this, on March 2, Putin and Bennett also held telephone conversations, during which the Russian leader outlined Moscow’s position regarding the terms for resolving the situation on Ukrainian territory, noting that the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine were necessary.
The Israeli prime minister, in turn, expressed some considerations on this subject, taking into account his recent contacts with the leaders of a number of states, the Kremlin said.
On February 24, the President of Russia announced an operation to protect the civilian population in the Donbass. It pursues several goals – the protection of the civilian population of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine. According to the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov, the last two aspects pose a threat to the Russian state and people. At the same time, on March 6, a representative of one of the competent Russian departments said that Ukraine could soon get its own nuclear weapons.
The situation in Donbass escalated on February 17. In the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, heavy shelling by Ukrainian security forces was reported, including from heavy weapons. The republics announced a general mobilization, the evacuation of civilians to the territory of Russia, and also asked to recognize their independence. On February 21, the President of Russia signed decrees recognizing their sovereignty.
For more up-to-date videos and details about the situation in Donbass, watch the Izvestia TV channel.
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