Israel Giving Arms To Ukraine Will ‘destroy’ Ties With Russia – Official – I24NEWS – i24NEWS

'A very reckless move. It will destroy all interstate relations between our countries'

Russia's former president and current deputy chairman of the countrys Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, said Monday that Israeli arms supplies to Ukraine would destroy ties with Moscow.

Israel seems to be going to supply weapons to the Kyiv regime. A very reckless move. It will destroy all interstate relations between our countries, Medvedev wrote in a Telegram post, accusing Ukraine of praising "Nazi" heroes.

"If they are supplied with weapons then it is time for Israel to declare (Stepan) Bandera and (Roman) Shukhevych their heroes," he added, referring to Ukraine's nationalist leaders of the 1940s-1950s.

Earlier on Monday, Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai said on Twitter that due to Iran reportedly transferring ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the Ukraine war, "there is no longer any doubt where Israel should stand in this bloody conflict."

"The time has come for Ukraine to receive military aid as well, just as the USA and NATO countries provide," he wrote.

Earlier on Monday, Russia launched a series of strikes on Ukrainian cities, including the capital of Kyiv, killing at least one and wounding three civilians, according to the city's mayor. Ukrainian officials said the strikes that left hundreds of towns without electricity were carried out using suicide drones reportedly supplied to Russia by Iran.

Despite Tehran repeatedly denying providing Moscow with weapons intended for use in the Ukraine war, US media reported on Sunday that Iran secretly agreed to increase its arms supplies to Russia, including more drones and ballistic missiles.

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