An Israeli soldier hangs a flag at a position in the southern city of Ashkelon, near an Iron Dome missile defence system, 15 May 2021 (AFP)
Middle East Eye: Israel halted Ukraine Iron Dome sale to avoid 'crisis with Russia'
Ukrainian officials reportedly 'disappointed' as Tel Aviv wary of riling up Russians in Syria
Israel refused to provide Ukraine with batteries for its Iron Dome's short-range missile interceptor in order to avoid a crisis with Russia, according to Israeli news website Ynet.
Before Russian troops began deploying to the country's Ukrainian border, Kyiv formerly asked Washington for surface-to-air missiles and to pressure Israel to sell it the Iron Dome.
But Israel informed US officials during "informal talks" that it would not approve the sale to Ukraine as it risks harming ties with Russia.
The date of the talks was not specified. Israel is wary of getting on the wrong side of Russia, a key ally to the government of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.
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WNU Editor: There are over a million Russian Jews living in Israel and they have family back in Russia. The Israeli government is not going to jeopardize this relationship.
Israel Halts Iron Dome Sale To Ukraine To Avoid Kremlin Backlash
Israel torpedoed sale of Iron Dome to Ukraine, fearing Russian reaction — report -- Times of Israel
Israel refuses sale of Iron Dome missile defense system to Ukraine -- YNet News
Israel Suspends US-Ukraine Iron Dome Deal Fearing Moscow Backlash, Reports Say -- Sputnik
2 comments:
Don't blame them. It's not their fight, nor is the fate of Ukraine their responsibility. Ukraine's opportunity window for acquiring this Iraeli tech closed quite a log time ago.
Ukraine is abandoned by everybody. Extremely sad.
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