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Zucc_Boi_ t1_j28y60r wrote

Reply to comment by InterPunct in Russia's Putin Welcomes Return To Power Of Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu by Gopu_17

Israel and Russia are not friends, more like "we're enemies, but we have other things to focus on". Unlike Europe-Russia dynamics, there are many factors at play that decide how Israel-Russia relations progress. For both, it's impossible to just shut everything off and say "we're done talking". Europe can certainly afford such an approach.

Russia's and Iran's mutual arms deals plus Israel's aid to Ukraine are definitely putting a strain on Israeli-Russian relations, but it would take a lot more than that to sever their ties.

Think of it as a more complex version of US-China relations. Both are actively taking military actions against one another, but trade continues.

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deco-nouveau t1_j290b6g wrote

>Think of it as a more complex version of US-China relations. Both are actively taking military actions against one another, but trade continues.

This is the exact dynamic to keep in mind for Israel-Russia relations. They're too deeply died on security issues to cut all ties, but they do not like one another.

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