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Israel has asked the Russian authorities to guarantee the possibility of evacuating its citizens and diplomats from Ukraine in the event of a “Russian invasion,” Axios reports, citing informed sources among senior Israeli officials.
On Wednesday, a telephone conversation took place between Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Alon Ushpiz and Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Bogdanov. According to the sources of the portal, during the conversation, the topic of the evacuation of Israelis in the event of an “attack” by the Russian Federation on Ukraine was discussed.
Ushpiz asked Russia for guarantees that in the event of an “invasion” Israel would be able to open “humanitarian corridors” for the evacuation of citizens overland to neighboring countries, the sources said.
As the portal notes, the Israeli Foreign Ministry has already prepared plans for the evacuation of Israelis by land through Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Moldova and Romania. The Israeli government estimates that there are currently about 10,000 Israelis in Ukraine.
Earlier, Israel created an alternative diplomatic mission in Lvov in western Ukraine in case of an urgent evacuation of the embassy from Kiev.
Source: Rosbalt
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