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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday, during an interview with CNN, that he is considering sending military aid to Ukraine, while Kyiv confirmed that Western countries pledged to deliver “120 to 140” heavy tanks to confront the Russian army. For his part, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen informed his US counterpart Anthony Blinken that he will visit Ukraine to reopen his country’s embassy.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed Tuesday, during an interview with CNN, that he is considering sending Military aid to Ukraine After US calls for more active participation, he did not make any firm commitments to Kiev.
When Netanyahu was asked whether Israel could provide assistance to Ukraine in areas such as the Iron Dome that protects Israel from air attacks, he replied, “Well, I am definitely studying this matter,” stressing that the United States had transferred stocks of artillery ammunition destined for Israel to Ukraine, comparing Between this effort and the operations launched by his country against Iran.
Re-opening of the Israeli embassy in Kyiv?
These statements come a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Jerusalem, where he called for calm in the wake of the escalation of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, and urged Israel to increase its support for Ukraine.
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Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told his US counterpart that he will visit Ukraine to reopen his country’s embassy, the first visit of its kind since the war.
For its part, Ukraine announced that Western countries It pledged to deliver “120 to 140” heavy tanks to confront the Russian army, which has intensified its attack in the recent period. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a video on Facebook: “In the first batch of contributions, Ukrainian forces will receive 120 to 140 modern Western tanks,” noting that these tanks are German Leopard 2, British Challenger 2 and American Abrams.
The Europeans fear the Russian threat of escalation
This is the first time that Kyiv reveals the number of these tanks that its Western allies have pledged to provide it.
But the delivery process may take months, according to diplomatic sources, between repair and maintenance operations, in addition to training Ukrainian soldiers to use it. Westerners fear that greater military support for Kiev will push the Kremlin to escalate, while Moscow considers the Americans and Europeans to have declared a proxy war on it.
France 24/AFP