Putin welcomes Gaza ceasefire deal, urges diplomacy
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Putin welcomes the US-proposed Gaza ceasefire deal, stressing the need for a political and diplomatic solution to end the war.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Russia-Central Asia summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 (AP)
The Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the ceasefire agreement in Gaza put forward by US President Donald Trump, expressing hope that the deal will be implemented properly.
"We very much hope that these initiatives of the US President will actually be implemented in practice," President Putin stated at the Russia-Central Asia Summit, adding that "This initiative was, from the very beginning, generally received positively both in the Arab and Islamic worlds."
Russian President Vladimir Putin underscored the necessity of resolving the so-called Middle East conflict through "political and diplomatic means," affirming Russia's readiness to support any and all peaceful initiatives designed to end the bloodshed and establish stability throughout the region.
While the Russian leader and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had discussed Trump's peace deal for the war in Gaza during a phone call on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov later told Reuters that the 20-point plan was "the best solution we have on the table."
In an October 8 interview for the Bridges to the East project, Lavrov stated that the current best option for a ceasefire is US President Donald Trump's settlement plan due to its acceptability to Arab countries and the fact that "Israel" has not rejected it.
"US President Donald Trump has proposed his '20 points,' which mention the word 'statehood.' But all this is formulated quite generally. In this context, we are talking only about what remains of the Gaza Strip," Russian FM Lavrov stated.
He emphasized that there is no mention of the West Bank in Trump's plan, noting that Russia considers the current US proposal is the best option available, specifically "the best from the point of view of acceptability for Arab states, 'non-rejection' by Israel," while adding, "and that is how I would characterize the position of [Israeli Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu."
He stated that what he termed the "collective punishment" of the entire Palestinian people for the Al-Aqsa Flood operation carried out by the Palestinian movement Hamas constitutes a gross violation of international humanitarian law.
