Middle East

Abbas Tells Putin: ‘We Refuse to Cooperate With U.S. in Any Form’; Putin: Trump Sends Best Wishes

15/02/2018

In a meeting between the Palestinian and Russian presidents in Moscow, Putin assures Abbas that he has spoken with Trump, knows Palestinians want U.S. out of peace talks

By Amir Tibon (Washington)
Feb 12, 2018

WASHINGTON – At the same time that Jerusalem and Washington were exchanging press releases on Israel’s annexation bill, a Russian news agency reported that President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Putin is hosting Palestinian President Abbas in Moscow today, and he reportedly told Abbas that Trump coveys “his best wishes” to the Palestinian leader, who has been boycotting the U.S. Administration for two months now, ever since Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.