Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. Early reports are suggesting Netanyahu is going to offer a major trade with an eye toward getting Russia to kick the Iranians out of Syria.
This trade, as reported by the Israeli press, would have Netanyahu offering to see Russia given full relief from US-imposed sanctions in return for Russia expelling Iranian military from Syria. Russia has previously told Israel they don’t have the capability of doing so, and that the Iranian presence is up to Syria.
It’s less discussed in the media reports, but it’s also not clear that Netanyahu could deliver his side of this exchange either. Israel, after all, is not driving US sanctions against Russia, and presumably could not immediately demand and secure full sanction relief.
This meeting comes a week before Putin will meet President Trump, and Netanyahu may try to use his close ties to Trump as an advantage in the Wednesday talks. Still, it is impossible to ignore the questions of whether either side can deliver what the other wants, and may make the reported trade a very difficult issue to approach.
What the hell? So Bibi is really in charge? Is that his to give?
He sure seems to think so. We will soon find out how long his leash is on Trump.
More accurately Nuttyahoo’s leash on Kushner’s leash on Trump, which would be Ivanka.
BWAAAAHHHAAAAHAAAAAA… Nailed it…
What makes you think Israel hasn’t already been enabling black market Russian-U.S. trade?
Israel wants its place at the head table of the Eurasian century.
I also doubt Israel could deliver such a promise. More likely is the sale of sensitive US technology. Israel has has plenty of that. They’re like the Big Lots of US technology.
Phillip Giraldi’s 2010 Antiwar article “Stealing Success Tel Aviv Style” Jan. 28, 2010 is a classic.
It can take years for IP theft to pay off, but when it does, its a big payoff.
Maybe Bibi will offer Alaska next.
and presumably could not immediately demand and secure full sanction relief.
Presumably?.. Where ya been the last 50 years?
This is the same thing that was going on before Trump’s inauguration. Bibi and the transition team were colluding to get Russia to veto the UN resolution condemning Israel for the ongoing illegal settlements in exchange for sanctions relief from the U.S. under Trump.