ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 63

Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Thursday, February 24, 2022

Deputy minister: Israel must condemn Russia despite concern over Syria coordination

24 February 2022, 1:00 pm 0 Edit

Then deputy economy and industry minister Yair Golan, poses during an interview with The Associated Press in his office at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on January 17, 2022. (Tsafrir Abayov/AP)

Then deputy economy and industry minister Yair Golan, poses during an interview with The Associated Press in his office at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on January 17, 2022. (Tsafrir Abayov/AP)

Deputy Economy Minister Yair Golan says that Israel needs to maintain careful relations with Russia, but must still condemn its invasion of Ukraine.

“There is a concern of ruining ties and harming the coordination with Russia when it comes to Syria,” Golan tells the Kan public radio. “But at this point of its attack on Ukraine, we must condemn it strongly.”