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Saturday, February 12, 2022
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Saturday, February 12, 2022
Lapid speaks with Israeli diplomats in Ukraine, will hold further talks with Bennett
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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (R) and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in the Knesset plenum, January 5, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speaks by Zoom with Israeli diplomats in Ukraine amid mounting fears that Russia may soon invade.
Lapid says the diplomats updated him on their preparations for an emergency situation and notes their families will arrive in Israel tomorrow after being told to leave Ukraine.
He also says “consular enforcements” will head to Ukraine “to assist in handling, if necessary, with the evacuation of Israelis and Jews from Ukraine.”
Lapid adds that he will soon speak again with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who is set to hold talks this evening on the matter.
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