The leaders exchanged warm congratulations on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, the statement said, adding that Putin extended his wishes for health and well-being to the veterans residing in Israel.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone conversation, during which they discussed the situation in the Middle East and current issues regarding bilateral relations, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
«During the conversation, various aspects of the situation in the Middle East and current issues of bilateral relations were discussed,» the statement said.
Putin and Netanyahu noted the determination to uphold the truth about the events of World War II and to counter attempts to revise its outcome, the Kremlin said, adding that both leaders stressed the decisive contribution of the Soviet Union’s Red Army and the entire Soviet people to the defeat of Nazism.
