Russia seeks to extend role in Mideast peace beyond Syria
Moscow faces many challenges in its efforts to help resolve Palestinian issues, especially as Israel rejects any mediator other than the United States and Egypt continues to be the sole sponsor of intra-Palestinian reconciliation.
![AFP_OB2RI Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas give a press conference following a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black sea resort of Sochi on May 11, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / YURI KOCHETKOV (Photo credit should read YURI KOCHETKOV/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2018/04/GettyImages-681927962.jpg/GettyImages-681927962.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=zTBJgOsD)
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