Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is ready to mediate between Russia and Ukraine if both sides and the US ask him to. “If it is requested by all relevant parties – he said in an interview with CNN – I will certainly consider it, but I do not propose it.” Then he added that there must be “right times”.
and the right circumstances”. The prime minister then announced that he was contacted as a mediator last February, immediately after the Russian invasion, but that he declined. “I have one rule – he said -: one prime minister at a time.” .
“Of course I’m looking into it,” Netanyahu replied to a question about possible military aid to Ukraine – which Israel has so far lacked – including the system of
Anti-missile defense Iron Dome. Netanyahu then noted that the US recently seized 250,000 rounds of ammunition stored in Israel and passed them on to Ukraine. “It’s a US decision – he added – it’s fine, I have no problems with it”. And then: “Israel, frankly, also operates in ways that I will not list here
Iran’s Production of Weapons Used Against Ukraine”.
Meanwhile, some media outlets quoted by Portal are reporting that the United States is preparing more than $2 billion in military aid to Ukraine, which is said to include long-range missiles and other ammunition and weapons for the first time. Military aid, two American leaders say, is expected to be announced as early as this week. They are also expected to contain support equipment for Patriot air defense systems, precision guided munitions, and Javelin anti-tank weapons.
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