- August 16, 2024
- 6:50 pm
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“We had high expectations of Israel. We were told so much about how close we were friends that we believed it and had high expectations.
And when the Russian Federation launched a full-scale war against Ukraine, it turned out that our expectations were in vain. But we are not just friends, we are relatives. About 500 thousand citizens of Israel are former citizens of Ukraine. We cannot be separate.”– Korniychuk.
Following the terrorist attack carried out by Hamas in Israel, this country's cooperation with Ukraine, which is under pressure from the Russian Federation, has been strengthened.
This was stated by the Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk on August 15, 2024 in an interview with journalist Nikolai Veresen.
“Israel has expanded cooperation with Ukraine, including military technology, after October 7 (the Hamas attack on Israel – Ed.),” he noted.
As a result, Israel decided to step up cooperation with Ukraine to protect its interests. According to Korniychuk, when Ukraine becomes a priority for Israel, they begin to remember the requests from the Ukrainian authorities. One of these interests was the annual trip of Hasidim to Uman.
Noting that about 30% of the Israeli government is made up of religious politicians, the ambassador said that they have a significant influence on the prime minister's decisions. Therefore, each trip by Hasidim requires careful preparation and telephone conversations at the highest level.
Korniychuk emphasized that Israeli President Isaac Herzog is very concerned about the situation in Ukraine and even made his first official visit to Kyiv.
“We had high expectations from Israel. We were told so much about how close our friends were that we believed it and had high expectations. But when the Russian Federation began a full-scale war against Ukraine, it turned out that our expectations were in vain. But we are not just friends, we are relatives. About 500 thousand Israeli citizens are former citizens of Ukraine. We cannot be separate,” Korniychuk concluded.
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