Putin and Netanyahu met for the first time since the syrian anti-aircraft accidentally shot down a Russian transport plane in the fall. Russian spokesmen accused Israel of the accident, because the syrian the robots sent against the israeli plan in the area, and Putin cut off the frequent meetings with Netanyahu. Until the accident they had both met several times a year since Russia’s intervention in Syria in the autumn of 2015.
bönat Putin to resume the direct contacts. He has a habit to take with them high-ranking, Russian-speaking intelligence officers to the meetings in the Kremlin. The task is to explain and document Iran’s activities in the obscurity of the opposition. But the summits in Moscow has also another purpose for Netanyahu: to profile him before the israeli public as one of the few leaders who decide the world’s destinies. Ahead of the elections on 9 april has Netanyahu an appointment with a number of leaders, including Putin and Trump.
But this time fell a shadow over the meeting. Before Netanyahu took off from Moscow on Wednesday reached he of the bid to the public prosecutor’s office completed its assessment of the korruptionsutredningarna against him, and that the decision on the prosecution was to wait on Thursday. Netanyahu, who invited hundreds of guests to a reception in Moscow, gave the caution and went home immediately after the call with Putin.
will not so it will set the ongoing election campaign in the new light. So far, the Netanyahu line during the campaign has been that he is being pursued by the ”lhd” of the media, which stirred the police and prosecutors investigating his business. Prosecuted Netanyahu will this message be reinforced, be prosecuted, he will not singing to break out among his followers and he should go to a comfortable victory.
most of The evidence suggests the prosecution, which means that Netanyahu is exposed to a growing pressure to resign. The law forces, however, only accused the ministers, not the prime minister, to resign after indictment, and Netanyahu has made it clear that he will remain. His hope, if he would win the election, april 9, is to be able to copy the law prevailing in France, where sitting presidents may not be prosecuted for treason.