Ukrainian FM gifts Sa’ar copies of his ancestors’ birth certificates during trip to Kyiv

By Lazar Berman

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24 July 2025, 1:43 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Ukraine's ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk (left), Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (2nd from left) presents Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (second from right) with a copy of 19th century documents and birth certificates from his Ukrainian ancestors, July 23, 2025. (Embassy of Ukraine in Israel)

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha gave Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar a copy of 19th-century documents and birth certificates from his Ukrainian ancestors, Ukraine’s embassy in Israel says.

Saar’s great-grandfather hails from Zhytomyr area in northwestern Ukraine.

Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk initiated the gesture, in cooperation with the country’s justice minister and State Archives.