Putin convenes major meeting over anti-Semitic riots in Makhachkala
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a major meeting with security forces, the prime minister and parliamentarians on Monday, 30 October, in response to the unrest involving the search for Jews at Makhachkala airport in Dagestan [a federal subject of the Russian Federation].
Source: Kremlin-aligned news agencies Interfax and TASS, citing Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov
Quote: "Putin is planning to hold a major representative meeting at around 19:00 tonight to discuss Western attempts to use events in the Middle East to split Russian society. There will be a comprehensive conversation".
Details: Peskov noted that the gathering will be held in person. The official added that Putin would deliver a speech, and then the meeting is expected to be held in a closed session.
Peskov failed to comment on the punitive measures the Kremlin might take against those involved in the unrest in Makhachkala, prompting people to wait for the meeting.
Background:
- On Sunday, 29 October, anti-Semitic protesters broke into the airport in Makhachkala and attempted to enter a plane from Tel Aviv, looking for Jews, but let Russians through.
- The Israeli Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed hope that Russian law enforcement agencies would ensure the safety of all Israeli citizens and Jews.
- Following the video of the storming of Makhachkala airport in search of Jews, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian anti-Semitism and hatred of other nations are systemic and deep-rooted.
- NATO pointed out that the unrest at Dagestan's Makhachkala airport does not benefit the Kremlin, even though it is the result of Russian propaganda inciting hatred.
- Sergei Melikov, Head of Dagestan, claimed that the pogroms in search of Jews at the Makhachkala airport were prompted by incitement from Ukraine. Gulagu.net, a Russian anti-corruption, anti-torture human rights organisation and website, has reported that Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) will point to a "Ukrainian trail" in anti-Semitic pogroms in Dagestan.
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