Benjamin Netanyahu to travel to Russia for a quick meeting with Vladimir Putin
Although the agenda for the meeting is not known, they are expected to discuss Syria and Iran's role.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be travelling to Russia for a quick five-hour visit to meet President Vladimir Putin on Monday, 29 January, both sides have confirmed. The exact agenda for the hastily arranged talks is still unclear but the Syrian situation and Iran's presence in the conflict-torn region are expected to be discussed.
This will be the first face-to-face encounter between the two leaders since US President Donald Trump announced that the US was formally recognising Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.
Netanyahu will be at Davos and will meet the American president after which he would head straight to Russia for the discussions with Putin.
The last time the two met was in August in Sochi and they have been in routine touch over the phone.
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