Russia weighs in on Trump’s Golan Heights decision
The US decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights makes Moscow consider its own balance sheet on the issue.
MOSCOW — President Donald Trump’s statement on the need for the United States to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights has sent shock waves all the way to Moscow. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the decision “may destabilize the already strained situation in the Middle East.”
Peskov added that the shift presented by Trump "by no means works for the tasks and goals" of the Mideast peace process. "It’s the other way round," he added.
On March 22, President Vladimir Putin convened a meeting of Russia's Security Council, a presidential body that consults on Putin's national security policies. Russia’s domestic problems and the situation in the Middle East following Trump's decision dominated the agenda.
"It was stated that a very unstable and strained situation in [the Middle East] must not be provoked by ill-considered actions and statements by countries that have a direct bearing on the settlement process," the Kremlin later noted.
