Israel restores direct relations with Russia

New Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen signaled a policy shift on Ukraine in his 1st speech hinting the new government will take a more pro-Russian line. He said he would speak on Tuesday with Russian FM Lavrov – 1st such call since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Qazet.az reports citing his Twitteraccount. 

In his speech, Cohen hinted that unlike his predecessor Yair Lapid he would not condemn Russia publicly. “On the issue of Russia and Ukraine, we will do on the thing for sure – speak less in public.”