Benne accepts Putin’s apology

Jerusalem – Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised for remarks made by his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who claimed Adolf Hitler may have had “Jewish blood”, Israel said on Thursday.

Lavrov’s comments sparked outrage in Israel, which has sought to maintain ties with Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.

“The prime minister accepted President Putin’s apology for Lavrov’s remarks and thanked him for clarifying his attitude,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s office said in a statement. –