Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet, during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, recommended accepting Russia’s proposals to end hostilities, a senior Ukrainian official at Axios said. Mr. Bennett’s spokesman denies this.
“Bennett is essentially asking us to surrender, which we are not going to do,” a Ukrainian official told the portal. His name is not given. Mr. Zelenskiy and his advisers are said not to like this recommendation.
A senior official in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said this was not true. His name is also not given. He expressed doubt that the Axios comment was made by a high-ranking Ukrainian official. “The Prime Minister does not intend to give Zelensky any recommendations or advice,” Mr. Bennett’s spokesman said.
The Prime Minister of Israel has held talks with the President of Russia several times in recent days about the military operation in Ukraine. On March 5, he came to Moscow and after that he had several telephone conversations with Vladimir Putin.
About the attempts of Israel and Turkey to mediate between Moscow and Kiev – in the material “Kommersant” “From Gas to Ukraine”.