Russian President Vladimir Putin pardoned Naama Issachar Wednesday, clearing the way for her to return to Israel. She will fly back with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu when he departs from Russia tomorrow • Full Story

“Everything will be okay,” Putin said to Issachar. After the meeting, Putin stated: “I met with Naama’s mother and it’s clear that she’s from a good family. We will take all factors into account when we make the decision. I said to Yaffa and I will say again – everything will be okay.” Putin added that a human rights official will visit Naama in prison on Thursday • Full Story

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill Wednesday formalizing Russia’s withdrawal from the 1987
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty with the United States • Full Story

“In honor of the Chief Rabbi of Russia Rabbi Berel Lazar, please accept my blessings on the occasion of your 55th birthday.” These were the opening words of the letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Rabbi Berel Lazar • Full Story

Tuesday afternoon, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, attended the unveiling ceremony for the new memorial, dedicated to the heroes of the resistance movement during World War II. Rabbi Berel Lazar, Russia’s Chief Rabbi, and President of the Federation of Jewish Communities Alexander Boroda took part in the event • Photos

Russian president Vladimir Putin attended a meeting with representatives of the public in Crimea on Monday to mark the 5th anniversary of the Black Sea Peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine. At the event, Putin took questions from participants, including one from the Chabad Shliach to Sevastopol (Crimea), Rabbi Binyomin (Benny) Wolff • Full Story, Video

Russian President Vladimir Putin wished a happy Jewish New Year to Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar in a private meeting before Rosh Hashanah. When Rabbi Lazar shared with him that he has “Thank G-d 14 children”, Putin responded, “Wow! 14! We should all emulate you!” • Watch

The Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has a special fondness for matzot and that he eats them all year long • Full Story

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday visited an exhibition “Sobibor: Victorious over Death” that opened at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow. Photos by Kobi Gideon – GPO • Full Story, Photos

Russian President Vladimir Putin is slated to visit the largest Jewish museum in the country, located within the Chabad complex in Moscow, next Monday • Full Story

“I would like to extend my holiday greetings to you and to all of Russian Jewry. I wish you a happy Chanukah and all of the very best, along with your family and all of the Jews in Russia. I must say that there are very positive developments in Russia” • Full Story

Vladimir Putin the President of Russia, met in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia with the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, to wish the Jewish community of Russia all the blessings and a happy Chanukah • Photos

Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, invited the Chief Rabbi of Russia and Chabad Shliach to Moscow Berel Lazar and the president of the Federation of Jewish Communities Alexander Barada for a Chanukah meeting, during which he sent his greetings to the Jewish community of Russia in honor of the holiday ● Full Story, Pictures

Lazar, who has been called “Putin’s Rabbi,” sits on the country’s public chamber, a government-appointed oversight committee. In return for such honor, Lazar publicly praises the Russian president as a friend of the Jews, and he insists that Russia is “one of the safest places for Jews in Europe” ● Read More