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Lapid to talk to Ukraine FM over request for Israeli arms — report
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A local resident sits outside a building destroyed by Russian, Iranian-made, drones after an airstrike on Bila Tserkva, southwest of Kyiv, on October 5, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP)
Prime Minister Yair Lapid will speak to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday over Ukraine’s request for Israel to supply it with air defense systems, Hebrew media reports.
Earlier, Kuleba said he would submit a formal request for Israeli aid following a Russian onslaught on Ukraine with Iranian-made drones.
A senior security official tells the Ynet news site that he was doubtful the conversation would change Jerusalem’s stance.
Israel has resisted providing Kyiv with defensive or offensive weaponry, as it tries to protect its sensitive relationship with Moscow.
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