| Russia's prison service said Thursday that a US-Israeli woman jailed over drug charges has been freed from prison after President Vladimir Putin pardoned her.

"Due to the presidential decree on pardoning, Naama Issachar has been freed from prison," the prison service said in a statement.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday morning to discuss Trump's peace plan, and is expected to return with Naama back to Israel later the same day. 


Putin opened their meeting by wishing Naama Issachar and her family the best, after he granted her pardon request from a drug conviction on Wednesday evening.
During her first encounter with her mother outside of the prison, Naama said, "I waited ten months for this moment, I have tears in my eyes."
Netanyahu thanked Putin on Issachar's release, "I thank you on behalf of all the people of Israel for the swift decision and release of Naama Issachar. The relations between Israel and Russia are the best they have ever been."
"I would like to thank you for your leadership and leadership in this matter as well," Netanyahu concluded.
The Israeli PM also touched upon the Trump Meddle East peace plan, saying he wanted to "see how we can combine all our forces for security and peace."
Issachar, 26, was arrested at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport in April 2019 after Russian authorities said they found nine grams of cannabis in her checked luggage while she was in the transit zone en route from India to Israel.