kremlin.ru | Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
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The Head of the Russian State warmly congratulated Naftali Bennett and the Israeli people on the national holiday celebrated today - Independence Day. Mutual interest was expressed in the further development of friendly Russian-Israeli relations and the maintenance of useful contacts between the leadership of the two countries.
A thorough exchange of views on the situation in Ukraine continued. Particular attention is paid to humanitarian aspects, including the evacuation of civilians from the territory of the Azovstal plant, held by militants of nationalist formations, carried out in cooperation with representatives of the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Russian military remains ready to ensure the safe exit of civilians. As for the militants remaining at Azovstal, the Kyiv authorities should give them an order to lay down their arms.
On the eve of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War, which is celebrated in Russia and Israel on May 9, Vladimir Putin and Naftali Bennet emphasized the special significance of this date for the peoples of both countries, who carefully preserve the historical truth about the events of those years and honor the memory of all the fallen, including victims of the Holocaust. The President of Russia recalled that out of the six million Jews tortured in ghettos and concentration camps, killed by the Nazis during punitive operations, 40 percent were citizens of the USSR, and asked to convey wishes of health and well-being to the veterans living in Israel. Naftali Bennet, in turn, noted the decisive contribution of the Red Army to the Victory over Nazism.
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