Alwaght- Israeli regime's Premier Naftali Bennett has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept Russian President Vladimir Putin's demands, a Ukrainian government told Israeli news sites.
The senior official, who spoke to the Walla and Haaretz news sites on condition of anonymity, said on Friday that Bennett was "using the mediation as an excuse to justify the fact that Israel is avoiding transferring military aid to Ukraine or joining the sanctions slapped on Russia," Middle East Eye reported.
Bennett is serving as a mailbox between Ukraine and Russia, the official added, accusing Tel Aviv of simply passing on messages between the two sides.
"Other countries can provide mail services and Israel's natural status has no advantage under these circumstances," the official said.
"We do not need a mailbox. We have enough of these,” the official continued. “President Zelensky’s office does not believe this is the way to mediate. If Bennett wants to be neutral and mediate, we would like to see him appoint someone who will deal with the matter day and night to try and reach a compromise."
Zelensky believes that Bennett has taken up the role of mediator as part of his effort to avoid picking sides in a war at risk of damaging Israel’s ties with Russia, the official claims.
Last week, Bennett met with Putin in Moscow to discuss the Ukraine crisis, followed by a phone call with Zelensky. In his last phone call with Zelensky, Bennett tried to convince the Ukrainian president to accept Putin's offer, the official said, according to the Walla and Haaretz reports.
