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Relationship dossier

Palestine Russia

Relationship assessment

Political engagement and Russian support for Palestinian statehood underpin cooperative relations.

Palestine toward Russia

+25

Palestinian Authority leaders have maintained high-level consultations with Russian officials, including repeated meetings with Russian leadership. The scope of practical cooperation by Palestinian government institutions is less clear.

Russia toward Palestine

+45

Russia has maintained high-level engagement with Palestinian leaders and supports Palestinian statehood and a two-state settlement. Moscow has also hosted meetings among Palestinian factions, including talks aimed at reconciliation.

Overall relationship

+35

The relationship is shaped by sustained political engagement and Russian diplomatic support for Palestinian statehood, alongside Russian efforts to convene Palestinian factions. The scale and implementation of practical bilateral cooperation are less clear.

How to read these scores

Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.

−100
Extreme sustained hostility
−50
Substantially adversarial
0
Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
+50
Substantially cooperative
+100
Exceptionally close sustained partnership

“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.

Relationship context

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Palestinian-Russian relations include regular high-level engagement and Russian diplomatic support for Palestinian statehood and a two-state settlement. Russia has also convened Palestinian factions in Moscow. The relationship is cooperative, though its practical scope and the implementation of bilateral cooperation are not fully clear.

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