Lapid meets Ukrainian deputy FM amid Russia escalation

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (1st from right right) meets Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova (first from left) in Jerusalem on February 13, 2022. (courtesy)
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (1st from right right) meets Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova (first from left) in Jerusalem on February 13, 2022. (courtesy)

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid meets Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova in Jerusalem.

Lapid expresses his concern over Ukraine’s tensions with Russia, and updates Dzhaparova on Israel’s travel warning to its citizens.

Lapid also expresses his hopes that the situation will deescalate as the result of ongoing diplomatic effort.

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