Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday sent calming messages to Yaffa Issachar, mother of an Israeli jailed in Russia for drug offenses, over a possible pardon for her daughter Naama.
“I met with Naama’s mother and it is clear that she comes from a good family," said Putin. "I know the prime minister’s position on the matter and all this is taken into account in making the decision. I said to Yaffa and I will say again – everything will be okay.”
Putin also said that Issachar will be visited in jail later Thursday by a worker from a human rights organization.
Naama Issachar, 26, is currently serving a 7.5-year sentence for possessing less than 10 grams of marijuana while on a layover in Moscow as she returned to Israel from India last April.