Bennett’s office said he praised Putin for Russia’s commitment to regional stability and that the two discussed the bridge that Russian immigration to Israel represents between the two countries. In approximately the last three decades, over one million Jews from the former Soviet Union have immigrated to Israel.
It was the first time the two had spoken since Bennett assumed leadership of Israel’s new coalition government last month. Bennett will resign down after two years, and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will take over as Prime Minister.