(CNN) Leaders of Turkey and Israel find themselves inside the walls of the Kremlin in the next two days as President Vladimir Putin tries to entrench Russia's resurgent role in the Middle East. But as the Trump Administration is yet to work out its Middle East policy, Russia has unprecedented leverage in the region. It has its own interests there -- part of a strategy to redraw the balance of power in the Middle East. Still, Netanyahu knows he must deal with Putin -- he's been to Moscow three times in a year. All in all, Moscow has become a hub of diplomatic activity as the tectonic plates of the Middle East shift and rumble.

Source: CNN March 09, 2017 10:41 UTC