Putin and Netanyahu at the "Victory Day Parade" at Moscow's Red Square on Wednesday. Image source: Reuters via Newsweek.
Zero Hedge: Did Putin Green-Light Tonight's Massive Israeli Strikes On Syria?
Just off a 10-hour visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, and less than a day after Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he doesn't expect Russia to act against Israeli forces as they continue exchanging fire with Syria.
It appears the meeting wrapped up at the very moments a major escalation began along the Golan Heights, with both Syria and Israel trading blame for an initial attack which quickly escalated into Israeli cruise missile launches and shelling on targets in southern Syria and notably, on Damascus itself.
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WNU Editor: I have mentioned before. If given a choice between Israel or Iran/Hezbollah/etc. .... the Kremlin/Russia will always side with Israel. There are over one million Russian Jews in Israel, and the ties between both countries are very deep. So did President Putin give the green-light to Israeli PM Netanyahu? I actually think he gave the green-light a long time ago, and not necessarily on this latest trip by Netanyahu.
