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Thursday, October 20, 2022
Lapid speaks with Ukrainian FM, amid Kyiv anger at Jerusalem’s refusal to send arms
Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, following anger in Kyiv by Jerusalem’s refusal to send weapons for use against invading Russian forces.
Lapid tweets that Kuleba updated him on the war, while the Israeli leader “shared with him our deep concern about the military ties between Iran and Russia.”
“Israel stands with the Ukrainian people,” he adds.