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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Lapid speaks to Ukraine FM, updates him on mediation, relief efforts
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Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speaks to his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kulebo and updates him on Israeli efforts to mediate between Ukraine and Russia.
Lapid says the conversation was “long and positive.”
It comes after reports that Kulebo had rebuffed appeals from Lapid to talk, apparently angry over Israel’s tepid support for Ukraine.
“The Minister thanked Israel for our mediation efforts and our position on the matter of sanctions,” Lapid tweets.
Lapid says he updated Kulebo on the “humanitarian aid that Israel has already sent to Ukraine and on the field hospital we are sending.”
“He also welcomed our policy for absorbing refugees, and we agreed to stay in touch,” Lapid says.
I just finished a long & positive conversation with Ukrainian Foreign Minister @DmytroKuleba. The Minister thanked Israel for our mediation efforts and our position on the matter of sanctions. pic.twitter.com/o5XUwQCnsO
— יאיר לפיד – Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) March 15, 2022
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