Israel remains cautious on Ukraine, Bennett says

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali BennetTEL AVIV, Mar 1Israel has chosen a cautious position on Ukraine, which allows maintaining the trust of the parties to the conflict and helping, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said at a special forum of the Foreign Intelligence Service Mossad, a video of the statement was distributed by the Prime Minister's office. «From the first minute, Israel chose a cautious position on Ukraine, which allows us honor our interests as well and remain one of the trusted players who can speak directly to both parties and help. We help quietly,» Bennett said.The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced the death of a resident of the country in Ukraine. He said that because of the events in Ukraine, the modern model of the world order is undergoing a serious crisis. The day before, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Jewish state, Yair Lapid, in a special statement said that Israel would support a resolution condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine when voting at the UN General Assembly. The head of the diplomatic department noted that Israel will be part of international efforts to assist Ukraine, as «it is required by a moral and historical duty.» In a statement, Bennett also touched on the upcoming agreement on the JCPOA with Tehran, noting that the new agreement on the nuclear program Israel's freedom of action to ensure its own security. According to the prime minister, as a result of the agreement, Iran will have the opportunity to build new centrifuges for uranium enrichment in two and a half years — without any restrictions.Israeli Foreign Minister discussed the situation around Ukraine with BlinkenRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine early Thursday morning, February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, the civilian population is not in danger. With the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasized.