Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Russia, Israel navigate narrow straits in potentially turbulent waters

MAXIM A. SUCHKOV for Al-Monitor Recent glad-handing between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sparked interest, and intrigue, in the Middle East and beyond.

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