After a telephone conversation with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen agreed to visit Kyiv, writes The Times of Israel. It is indicated that Cohen will become the highest Israeli official who will come to Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation.

According to the publication, during the conversation, Cohen assured Kuleba that within 60 days the Israeli embassy would resume its usual work in Kyiv.. At the same time, recalling Russia's use of Iranian weapons against Ukraine, the Israeli minister called on Kyiv to join the fight against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and encourage Europe to declare the military forces a terrorist organization..

Cohen also promised Kuleba that Israel would continue to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, with a focus on energy infrastructure, medical equipment and water..

In addition, the head of the Israeli Foreign Ministry expressed his condolences in connection with the crash of a helicopter in Brovary, which killed children and the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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Recall that in early January, the new Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, and also issued a warning that Jerusalem would talk less in public about the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Ambassador to Israel Yevgeny Korniychuk criticized the contacts between the two ministers. In particular, he said that this indicates a change in policy in official Jerusalem, since Israeli diplomats have not yet spoken to Lavrov since the start of the full-scale war.. Shortly after Cohen and Lavrov's call, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel "

In addition, The Times of Israel, referring to one of the Israeli diplomats, wrote that Cohen gave Lavrov a message from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

It says that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ready to mediate if any of the parties asks him to do so..

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