From Netanyahu, Zelensky to speak this week to solve Uman pilgrimage standoff — source
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, in Jerusalem, January 24, 2020. (Haim Zach/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky are slated to speak by phone this week to come to an agreement on the upcoming Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to the Ukrainian city of Uman, diplomatic sources tell The Times of Israel.
The exact timing of the call is still being negotiated between the sides.
A decision on Ukraine’s policy toward Israeli pilgrims to the Ukrainian city had been expected over the weekend, but none was made.
Kyiv has threatened to close its borders to Israeli pilgrims making their way to Uman, in retaliation for Israel deporting Ukrainians, but Israeli officials have dismissed those threats.
