Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Russia asks to brief Knesset members ahead of Zelensky speech
Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov has reportedly asked the Knesset speaker to allow Russian lawmakers to brief Israeli counterparts before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the Knesset early next week.
Viktorov tells Mickey Levy that Knesset members should first get a dose of “the Russian perspective, and [the Russian] take on current events,” Kan reports.
It does not say how Levy responded to the offer.
Israel’s government has broadly supported the end of hostilities in Ukraine, but has generally avoided condemning Moscow by name in order to leave ties with the Kremlin intact.
