US President Donald Trump has said that he had been considering for a long time the decision to recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
“I’ve been thinking about doing it for a long time. It’s been a very hard decision for every president, no president has done it,” Trump told FOX Business in an interview answering the request to explain the timing for the decision.
Reacting to Trump’s statement, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday that Moscow considered it to be irresponsible, explaining that it may negatively affect the Middle East and destabilise the situation.