Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged warm greetings for the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. The President of Russia conveyed wishes of good health and well-being to the Great Patriotic War veterans living in Israel.
The leaders noted the determination of both countries in defending the truth about the Second World War, as well as in countering any attempts to revise its outcomes or falsify history. An emphasis was made on the decisive contribution of the Red Army and the entire Soviet people to the defeat of Nazism. Just like Russia, Israel reveres the memory of the war heroes and those who gave their lives for the sake of Victory, and May 9 is celebrated there as a public holiday as well.
Various aspects of the situation in the Middle East and some pressing bilateral matters were also addressed during the conversation.