Mr Lavrov on Friday attended a flower-laying ceremony in commemoration of former Soviet Union Foreign Ministry officials who died during World War Two. It comes after Russia’s Foreign Minister sparked fury from Israel for claiming Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins. The Kremlin on Friday declined to say whether Putin had apologised to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Israel lambasted Mr Lavrov for the comment, describing the remarks as an “unforgivable” falsehood that minimised the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust. Mr Bennett said on Thursday that Putin had apologised for the remark. MORE TO FOLLOW