Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier requested to make a solidarity visit to Israel to show support amid the nation’s war against Hamas.
But according to credible reports from Israeli news sources, he was told that “now is not the time.”
No further explanation as to why the Ukrainian president was denied the visit has been provided yet.
“Terror is always a crime, not just against one country or specific victims, but against humanity as a whole,” the Ukrainian president wrote on Telegram.
On his X account, Zelensky also said that Ukrainian authorities were working on assisting its citizens in Israel and Gaza.
Ukrainian diplomats, intelligence, and security forces keep working to assist our citizens in Israel and Gaza.
We have already evacuated over 200 people, mostly women and children, from Israel to Romania. There will be more flights.
There are almost 260 Ukrainians in Gaza. Exit… pic.twitter.com/ObvST9whhW
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 15, 2023
“Ukrainian diplomats, intelligence, and security forces keep working to assist our citizens in Israel and Gaza,” he said. “We have already evacuated over 200 people, mostly women and children, from Israel to Romania.”
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