Israel will provide Ukraine with military communications systems, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Channel 12 that aired on Monday night.
Zelenskyy revealed that Kyiv has also asked for drones and cyber security systems, in addition to a recent formal request for aerial defense systems, and called on Israel to “choose a side” in the conflict.
As it relates to his previous comparison between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Hitler’s Final Solution, Zelensky stated, “When you hear the silence, especially from Israel, you begin to hear the voice of Nazis.”
Zelenskyy also contended that Moscow had “used” Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who earlier this year attempted to mediate between Russia and Ukraine.
“The Russians don’t need a mediator, they just want someone to delay things,” Zelenskyy said, adding: “They saw in Bennett such a person. They used him. He wanted to stop the war, but he couldn’t.”
The remarks came a week after Zelenskyy slammed Israel for not supplying weapons, and claimed that Moscow would help advance Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for Tehran sending drones and missiles to the Russian military.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk told The Hill on Sunday that he meets with his American counterpart Tom Nides every week in a bid to convince Washington to pressure Jerusalem into providing weapons to Kyiv.
In the interview, Korniychuk referred to Nides as his “secret weapon” in this diplomatic offensive. “The Americans are the only country that Israel is listening to … [and] this is why we discuss the … need to change this major trend that makes Israel’s position different from the rest of the democratic world, and have more military technical cooperation,” he said.
Earlier this month, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz told European Union ambassadors that while the Jewish state is aligned with Kyiv and Western nations, it would not offer any arms.
“Our policy vis-à-vis Ukraine will not change—we will continue to support and stand with the West, we will not provide weapon systems,” said Gantz.
Israel has shied away from arming Ukraine over fears of upsetting Russia, the leading player in Syria, where the Israeli military has in recent years conducted hundreds of strikes aimed at curbing Iran’s military entrenchment and the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah there and in Lebanon. JNS
It’s high time that this backstabbing murderer Zelenskyy is brought up on war crimes and crimes against humanity.
? He attacked Russia he committed mass murder or is he fighting to stop the land grab by Putin
The mass murderer is Putin and Zelenskyy is a Jew who is fighting him.
A lot of folks objected to fighting Hitler yemach shemo. You would have been among them.
Ukraine just voted against Israel at the UN.
Would they help Israel if it was attacked, G-d forbid? Don’t hold your breath.
From the JPost: “Ukraine’s support for a UN resolution calling for a nuclear-free Middle East has been a source of tension with Israel in recent days…. Ukraine stance has been harshly criticized in Israel, with Israeli users online pointing out Kyiv was ‘demanding aid from Israel while at the same time voting against it at the UN.’… Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Azman even sent a letter to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, saying the vote… ‘could sabotage the efforts of all those who worked for the expansion of Israeli aid to Ukraine. In Israel, the vote is viewed as a hostile action and even as a knife in the back…’ “
With regards to my previous comment, I stand corrected. The paragraph I quoted was from Israel Hayom, not the Jerusalem Post.
Absolutely agree. That Russia is the aggressor and Ukraine is the victim is beyond doubt, but Israel has no moral obligation to assist Ukraine, which has never been a friend. The chutzpa and ingratitude to vote against Israel while at the same time demanding (and receiving) aid is breathtaking.
Israel should not be surprised that Ukraine isn’t giving Israel support at the UN given that Israel is doing squat to help Ukraine. Maybe Netanyahu will return Israel to a sane policy if he indeed did win the election.
I didn’t ask you to speak for me.
“…Ukraine isn’t giving Israel support at the UN given that Israel is doing squat to help Ukraine.”
Two inaccuracies right there:
1) Abstaining in a vote against Israel is “not giving them support” and is morally indefensible. Ukraine went far beyond that by actively voting against Israel’s protecting itself against existential threats.
2) This very article details equipment Israel is giving Ukraine – how is that “doing squat”?
Furthermore…
3) Israel has a long track record of aiding other countries, particularly during natural disasters. In this particular case they must be extremely careful not to provoke Russia, which has a military presence right next door. Ignoring that fact doesn’t make it go away.
4) When has Ukraine ever helped Israel, even diplomatically?
5) Even President Biden has been fed up with Zelenskyy’s demands and ingratitude.
Had Ukraine not given up its nuclear weapons to Russia there’s little doubt that Putin wouldn’t have dared to attack and invade. There’s no question that Ukraine now bitterly regrets surrendering their nuclear deterrent. For Zelenskyy to now turn around and vote against Israel in the UN for keeping their own nukes – which Israel has never used and keeps for purely deterrent purposes – is the height of hypocrisy.
Israel found some outdated walkie talkies from the ’67 war to send as ‘communications devices”.
Israel HAS “choosen a side” in the conflict – the sideline! Out of the way of two fighting grizzly bears.
I am not surprised that Israel is giving weapons to Ukraine. Remember, these Israeli liberals were the same ones who closed the country for two years, and forced-vaxxed an entire population.
The Israeli liberal was Benjamin Netanyahu and he may have just won the election.
In any case, those policies saved huge numbers of Jewish lives. The anti-vaxxers want more dead Jews.
Okay. You can stop trolling now.
“The anti-vaxxers want more dead Jews.”
To borrow a famous line from the past, “Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?”
Antivaxxers are dangerously misguided and couldn’t be more wrong, but that comment leaves me so speechless I’ll let someone else’s line serve as my reply.
Put that disposable mask of yours back on please. It’s for you sheep to head to the feeding trough.