Israel's former ambassador to Russia to IMRA: The influence Russia has on the ability of the IAF to strike targets in Syria shouldn't weigh into the considerations of policy makers vis-a-vis Israel's policies towards Russia and Ukraine.

Arkady Mil-Man is a senior researcher and the Head of the Russia Program at the Institute for National Security Studies. He was the Israeli Ambassador to Russia (2003-2006) and Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan (1997-2000). He began his career at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a Senior researcher of the Soviet Union at the Center for Political Research. He later headed the department in the Center responsible for the research of Russia and the Far East. Mil-Man also served as Deputy Head of the Group of Israeli diplomats in Moscow (1989-1990) before the renewal of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.[

From: Arkady Mil-Man
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 1:51 PM
To: Dr. Aaron Lerner
Subject: Re: Question: Do you and Ambassador Mil-Man believe that Russia has no influence on the ability of the IAF to strike targets in Syria?

Dear Dr. Lerner,

The answer is:

The influence Russia has on the ability of the IAF to strike targets in Syria shouldn't weigh into the considerations of policy makers vis-a-vis Israel's policies towards Russia and Ukraine.

Best regards,
Arkady


On 9 Nov 2023, at 13:34, Dr. Aaron Lerner wrote:

Dear Ambassador Mil-Man,

I read Russia-Hamas Relations and the Israel-Hamas War https://www.inss.org.il/publication/russia-hamas-israel/ with great interest.

Do you believe that Russia has no influence on the ability of the IAF to strike targets in Syria?

Alternatively - is it your position that the influence Russia has on the ability of the IAF to strike targets in Syria shouldn't weigh into the considerations of policy makers vis-a-vis Israel's policies towards Russia and Ukraine?

Thanks.

Best regards,
Aaron
Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA

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