Telephone Conversation With Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu

Excerpt:  “The leaders noted the determination of both countries in defending the truth about the Second World War, as well as in countering any attempts to revise its outcomes or falsify history. An emphasis was made on the decisive contribution of the Red Army and the entire Soviet people to the defeat of Nazism. Just like Russia, Israel reveres the memory of the war heroes and those who gave their lives for the sake of Victory, and May 9 is celebrated there as a public holiday as well. Various aspects of the situation in the Middle East and some pressing bilateral matters were also addressed during the conversation.”