Israeli PM Netanyahu started a Telegram channel in Russian

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a Russian messenger channel in Russian.

The netaniahurus channel description states that it is the official channel of the Israeli Prime Minister. 

The authenticity of this information was confirmed to RIA Novosti news agency by a Netanyahu's advisor and the head of the Likud party's campaign in Russian, Dmitry Gendelman. “This is not Benjamin Netanyahu’s first channel in Russian. His Russian-language Facebook page has existed for over six years, and it s the most popular among Israeli politicians. 

The opening of the Telegram channel is associated with the growing popularity of this platform among users, and for Benjamin Netanyahu, this is an access to a new audience,” the adviser to the Israeli Prime Minister explained.

"The channel plans publishing  information about the work of the Prime Minister", he added. 

Earlier, the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan started an official Telegram channel. Over 213 thousand people have already subscribed to it.

Text: Alexei Degtyarov

Source: www.vz.ru