Today, a telephone conversation was held between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Israel. The Kremlin press service said that the Russian president congratulated the Prime Minister on Independence of the State of Israel.
“A mutual interest was expressed in the further development of friendly Russian -Israeli relations and maintaining useful contacts between the leadership of the two countries,” the statement said.
In addition, the President of the Russian Federation in a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Israel continued a thorough exchange of views on the situation in Ukraine, the Kremlin press service said.
“Particular attention was paid to the humanitarian aspects, including in collaboration with representatives of the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross of evacuation from the territory of the Azovstal plant of civilians …,” the statement said.
The Kremlin added that “the Russian military are still ready to provide a safe exit of civilians.” “As for the militants remaining” Azovstal “, the Kyiv authorities must give them an order to lay down their weapons,” the Kremlin’s press service emphasized.
The diplomatic scandal between the Russian Federation and Israel erupted after the words of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about the alleged Jewish origin of Adolf Hitler. The interview of the minister outraged the authorities of Israel, which called his statements unforgivable and absurd. The Prime Minister of Israel Naphtali Bennett called Lavrov’s words “a lie”, which is pretens to assign responsibility for the destruction of Jews during the Second World War on themselves. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said that Lavrov’s words “are not only unforgivable and outrageous – they are also a terrible historical mistake. Jews did not kill themselves during the Holocaust.” According to Lapid, the accusations of the Jews themselves of anti -Semitism are “the most low level of racism.” Lavrov’s words were also condemned by other Israeli politicians. The Russian ambassador was called to the Israeli Foreign Ministry. In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry published a statement of Israel of supporting the “neo -Nazi regime” in Kyiv.