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No comments from Kremlin spokesman about Putin’s alleged apology for Lavrov’s remarks

During the press conference, reporters noted that the Israeli Prime Minister’s office told about Putin’s apologies in its statement, published after the phone call between the two leaders, while the Kremlin did not

MOSCOW, May 6. /TASS/. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refrained from commenting on reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly apologized before Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for the remarks made by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about Hitler’s alleged Jewish roots.

During the press conference, reporters noted that the Israeli Prime Minister’s office told about Putin’s apologies in its statement, published after the phone call between the two leaders, while the Kremlin did not.

"The conversation was, indeed, a very important one, but there is currently nothing to add to what we’ve announced in our written statement after this contact," the spokesman said.