President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have been unable to make any progress on peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to give it a try.
On Thursday, the Russias Foreign Ministry announced Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed in principle to meet in Moscow. The hope is that the meeting would kickstart a peace process that has been nascent for more than two years.[
If the Moscow meeting does occur, it would be Russias latest push for influence in the Middle East. Already this week, Russia and Saudi Arabia have inked a deal to stabilize oil markets. One year ago, Putin began sending fighter jets, weapons, and troops to Syria to help embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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