Report: Ukraine fears too few MKs will show up for Zelensky Zoom chat

11 March 2022, 5:08 am

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Hurdles reportedly remain regarding plans for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to address member of the Knesset.

Asked by ambassador Evgeniy Korniychuk to ensure that most of the Knesset would be present for the speech, Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy says he can only control members of his own party, but predicts that most coalition members will attend, Israel’s Kan network reports.

According to the report, Levy’s office had feared having Zelensky give the speech to the actual Knesset plenum risked an embarrassing situation if a live broadcast showed a half-empty hall, since the Knesset will be in recess starting next week. Instead, he will speak to the MKs over Zoom.