Trump challenged by Kremlin over 'recognising Israeli sovereignty' tweet

The Kremlin said on Friday there was a hope that U.S. President Donald Trump's call to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights would remain just a call, and not be enacted.

"It is just a call for now. Let's hope it will remain a call," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call. He also said such calls risk seriously destabilising the Middle East and harm efforts to find a peace settlement in the region.

Trump tweeted on Thursday it was time to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, territory that Israel seized from Syria in 1967.