Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has arrived in Ukraine for a diplomatic visit, his office announces.
The minister landed in Kyiv a short time ago, and further information will be provided as the visit progresses, according to Sa’ar’s office.
The trip marks the most senior visit by an Israeli official to Ukraine since February 2023, when Sa’ar’s predecessor, current Energy Minister Eli Cohen, visited the country.
Sa’ar will stay overnight and return tomorrow, and is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, the Ukrainian deputy head of parliament and the local Jewish community, a Ukrainian diplomat tells The Times of Israel.
He will also visit the Babyn Yar Holocaust memorial site, where over 33,000 Jews were systematically shot dead by Nazi forces during World War II, adds the diplomat.
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