Putin meets Russian-Israeli hostage released by Hamas

The Kremlin leader thanked Hamas for releasing the man and said it was the result of Russia's strong relations with the Palestinian people. "Thank God you are alive and well and you are here," Putin told Alexander Trufanov, 29, late Wednesday. Trufanov said he had been held prisoner for 498 days. Trufanov, identified by Israel as Sasha Trupanov was released in February. His partner, grandmother and mother Yelena were also captured and released in the war's first truce in November 2023, but his father...