Loading military aid for Ukraine at Dover Air Base, USA. File photoMOSCOW, May 25Israel has rejected a US request to allow Berlin to supply Ukraine with German-made anti-tank missiles using Israeli technology, Axios reports, citing US and Israeli officials.According to the portal, the general Israeli Defense Director Amir Eshel visited Washington two weeks ago for talks on security cooperation. US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl asked a colleague if Germany could transfer Spike anti-tank missiles, which are produced at an Israeli factory in the country, to Ukraine. Under the license, Israel must approve any transfer of these weapons to a third party.Zelensky urged to give Ukraine all the weapons that it asksEshel refused the request, saying that the country would only supply non-lethal military equipment to Kyiv. According to the source, Israel fears that Russian soldiers may die due to the use of weapons produced by it. This could lead to Moscow «damaging» Israel's interests in Syria, the Axios interlocutor emphasized. Homeland Security Jake Sullivan did not bring up the subject of missile deliveries. It is noted that on the day of Gantz's visit to the United States, Israel sent two thousand helmets and 500 bulletproof vests to Ukrainian civilian and emergency organizations. February 24 conducts a special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces have already completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the department was the liberation of Donbass.
