The Ukrainian embassy in Israel said the Jewish state had chosen close cooperation with Russia over support to Ukraine.

“The Embassy of Ukraine to the State of Israel emphasizes with regret that the current Israeli government has chosen the path of close cooperation with the Russian Federation. This is evidenced by a series of rather controversial events that occurred in the first half of 2023, which coincided with the almost complete lack of Israeli humanitarian support to Ukraine”, - reads the statement of Embassy.

It listed a few events to make its case, including a “futile visit by an Israeli foreign minister to Ukraine in February of this year”, and a series of interviews by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, such as the most recent of them that ran in the Jerusalem Post on June 22.

According to Ukrainian diplomats, against the backdrop of hostilities in Ukraine, “the Israeli leadership, hiding behind the demagogy of its neutrality (although it is no longer hiding it at all), is actively building relations with the Russian Federation”.

“In reality, on the ground, the so-called neutrality of the Israeli government is considered to be a clear pro-Russian position. We call on the Israeli government to change its position and support Ukraine with defensive means, to support freedom and a democratic world order. We expect Israel to stand on the right side of history”, - says the Embassy.