Axios: Scoop: Israel rejects U.S. request to approve missile transfer to Ukraine
Israel turned down a U.S. request to allow Berlin to supply Ukraine with anti-tank missiles produced in Germany with Israeli technology under an Israeli license, two U.S. and Israeli officials said.
Why it matters: The issue of weapons supply is one of the last policy differences between the U.S. and Israel when it comes to the war.
Under pressure from the Biden administration, Israel has adjusted its policy toward Moscow and gradually taken a more pro-Ukraine position than it did when Russia began its invasion. But it has so far not supplied advanced weaponry to Ukraine.
Driving the news: Amir Eshel, director-general of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, visited Washington two weeks ago for talks with Pentagon officials on security cooperation between the U.S. and Israel.
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WNU Editor: Russia lets Israel do what they want in Syria. It looks like Israel does not want to jeopardize that relationship.
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