Russian President Vladimir Putin receiving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Moscow in 2020. (Credit: AFP archives)
Will Russia help broker a cease-fire deal in Lebanon?In recent days, Israeli media leaks suggested that Moscow could play a key role in a potential agreement, acting as a guarantor on the Syrian side.In this context, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer traveled to Moscow last week before a scheduled visit to the U.S. to meet with officials and members of President-elect Donald Trump’s team.For more than a decade, Dermer has managed relations between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Republican Party, Trump in particular. His visit to Washington, therefore, goes beyond the Lebanese issue to address broader regional matters. Read also Hochstein returns with Trump’s ‘blessing’: Will this time be different? Tel Aviv anticipates a shift in U.S.-Russia relations, with indications that Trump may seek to re-engage...
Will Russia help broker a cease-fire deal in Lebanon?In recent days, Israeli media leaks suggested that Moscow could play a key role in a potential agreement, acting as a guarantor on the Syrian side.In this context, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer traveled to Moscow last week before a scheduled visit to the U.S. to meet with officials and members of President-elect Donald Trump’s team.For more than a decade, Dermer has managed relations between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Republican Party, Trump in particular. His visit to Washington, therefore, goes beyond the Lebanese issue to address broader regional matters. Read also Hochstein returns with Trump’s ‘blessing’: Will this time be different? Tel Aviv anticipates a shift in U.S.-Russia relations, with indications that Trump may seek to...
