He said this in an interview with RIA Novosti.
As the ambassador noted, Israel has always been and remains an important partner of Russia in the Middle East region.
“It’s worth noting that now is not the best period in our relationship,” he admitted.
At the same time, Russia and Israel, despite a number of disagreements, are committed to maintaining bilateral ties, Viktorov added.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Simone Halperin was pointed out to her unacceptable assessments of Russian policy, which she outlined in an interview with Kommersant.