Israel has made clear to Russia its alarm over growing military ties between Moscow and Tehran, the Walla news site reports.
According to the outlet, on Tuesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that the two countries have been maintaining an “open, honest” dialogue and that Israel told the Russians they are concerned that advanced military technology is being shared.
“We don’t know which currency Russia is using to pay the Iranians for the military assistance they are receiving,” said Netanyahu, according to MKs present at the closed meeting.
Netanyahu also said that Russia has raised concerns over growing Israeli aid to Kyiv.
The prime minister explained that Israel is not supplying advanced air defense systems to Ukraine because it is afraid the technology will fall into Russian hands and be passed to Iran.
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