Bennett says Putin was ‘rational’ during meeting; US worried Putin is playing Israeli PM

Leaders speak again less than a day after meeting in Russian capital; US reportedly concerned that Putin is using Bennett contact to improve his image

Bennett found Putin to be ‘rational’ during meeting (Times of Israel)
Russian officials said to know where Zelensky hiding, but refraining from attacking him; US reportedly worried Putin using Bennett to improve his image

Putin, Bennett speak less than a day after meeting in Moscow; Lapid to meet Blinken in Latvia (Haaretz)
Israel's Bennett speaks by phone with Putin less than 24 hours after the two leaders met at the Kremlin to discuss Ukraine war as well as in Vienna nuclear talks

CNN VIDEO: Israel's prime minister speaks out after three-hour Putin meeting (CNN)
Israel's Prime Minister Neftali Bennett met for three hours with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine

AARON DAVID MILLER: Israel's fraught Russia-Ukraine balancing act (CNN)

Zelensky aide says purpose of Bennett’s trip to meet Putin is unclear to Kyiv (Times of Israel)
Speaking in Hebrew to Israeli radio station, Vladislav Roitberg says Ukraine ‘supports diplomacy’ by any leader who wants to help but ‘only time will tell if this move works’

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Oligarchs could be flying to Israel on chartered jets to evade sanctions — report (Times of Israel)
At least seven flights identified over past week, with planes rented from Turkey apparently collecting passengers in Moscow, St Petersburg, then flying to Tel Aviv