A Russian military aircraft made an unusual landing at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, carrying a delegation reportedly led by Admiral Igor Kostyukov, head of Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU. According to Israeli media reports, the delegation met senior Israeli security officials at Washington’s request before flying to Abu Dhabi for US-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks on November 10–11. The visit comes amid reports of Moscow’s military assistance to Iran, including alleged secret missile cooperation. However, no evidence has established that the Israel meetings addressed Iran or any missile transfers. What was discussed behind closed doors?
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