Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Jerusalem said it had not supplied the mobile surface-to-air missile battery to Kyiv but rather had returned it to the U.S. for refurbishing.
“We value the bond between our nations and remain committed to strengthening our ties across various sectors,” the Ukrainian leader said.
The Israeli foreign minister met Ukrainian officials in Kyiv, affirmed Israel’s support and pledged humanitarian aid from Jerusalem.
More than 50 world leaders attended the ceremony, including the U.S. president, who met Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for a brief one-on-one talk.
Sergey Lavrov, who once said Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, reiterated his country’s claims that its war on Ukraine is to “de-nazify” it.
The prime minister is under pressure to make sure that Israelis can visit the war-torn region.
“We in Ukraine know very well the horror of similar attacks by Russia, which uses the same ‘Shahed’ drones and Russian missiles, the same tactics of mass airstrikes.”
It’s not the first antisemitic comment regarding the Ukrainian president to come out of Russia, which has painted Ukraine as a “Nazi” regime.
“Gallant and Netanyahu should wear the suit and tie in official meetings and keep the all-black casual look for when they’re on the ground,” Beverly Hallberg, of District Media Group, told JNS.
The Israeli and Ukrainian leaders had a “cordial” discussion, according to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.
The Ukrainian president also referred to Israel’s refusal to supply his country with arms.
The annual commemoration in the Netherlands honors the victims of World War II and subsequent wars.
