Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in a video published shortly before the start of Shabbat that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday about the case of Naama Issachar, the Israeli backpacker who was sentenced to a 7.5-year prison sentence after being convicted of drug smuggling.
"I spoke again yesterday with President Putin regarding Naama. I felt that he has genuine readiness to reach a solution,” said Netanyahu.
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