The Israeli radio station Kan cites the statement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the tragedy with the aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces Il-20 over the eastern Mediterranean. Netanyahu said, that the dialogue with Russia will be preserved in any case.
The Israeli prime minister is also frank about, that the crash of a Russian plane and the death of military personnel “could have had much more negative consequences”. Benjamin Netanyahu was asked to elaborate, what does he mean, but he refused to reveal the course of his thoughts.
meanwhile, became known, that on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Israeli prime minister met with US President Donald Trump. The Israeli media emphasizes, that this is the first meeting of the leaders of the two states after the US withdrawal from the so-called nuclear deal with Iran. Recall, that Trump, during his speech from the rostrum of the UN General Assembly, said, that such sanctions will be imposed on Iran, which "he had not seen before".
Before flying to New York, Netanyahu spoke about, that the main topic for discussion with the US President will be relations with Russia in connection with the events, resulting in the downing of an Il-20 and subsequent Russian measures. The outcome of the negotiations with Trump is not reported at the moment..
