>>213498006 (OP)
He never said that, he has to keep a good relationship with Israel
"In February 2025, Israel joined Russia in voting against a UN General Assembly resolution reaffirming Ukraine's territorial integrity.
In February 2025, Israel lobbied the United States to allow Russia to maintain military bases in Syria, as a counterweight to Turkish influence there
In March 2025, Russia invited Israel to attend its 2025 Moscow Victory Day Parade, despite excluding most Western nations
In May 2025, Netanyahu and Putin had their first phone call since December 2023 to offer Victory Day congratulations, where Netanyahu thanked Putin for helping secure the release of an Israel-Russian dual national from Hamas captivity, and the two countries "reaffirmed their determination to uphold the truth about the events of the Second World War and to oppose attempts to revise its outcomes or falsify history".
"In 2011, Putin said: "Israel is, in fact, a special state to us. It is practically a Russian-speaking country. Israel is one of the few foreign countries that can be called Russian-speaking. It's apparent that more than half of the population speaks Russian".[38] Putin additionally claimed that Israel could be considered part of the Russian cultural world, and contended that "songs which are considered to be national Israeli songs in Israel are in fact Russian national songs". He further stated that he regarded Russian-speaking Israeli citizens as his compatriots and part of the 'Russian world'."