Will Russia succeed where the US has failed?
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently called his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, and expressed his readiness to push the peace process forward and resume negotiations.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation July 12 with his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, to discuss the so-called deal of the century, the Bahrain economic workshop, the two-state solution and the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Palestinian news agency Wafa described the call as “long and deep.”
During the conversation, Abbas briefed Putin on the crisis with Israel, the daily Israeli violations and the Palestinian financial crisis resulting from Israel's seizure of Palestinian funds. He said the Russian effort, as far as Palestinian reconciliation is concerned, is important and appreciated.
Putin told Abbas that international legitimacy is essential when it comes to settling the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, that economic support may not override a political solution to the conflict and that he will work with the United States and Israel to promote a two-state solution.
