Israel's first topman since the beginning of the war: Foreign Minister Cohen arrived in Kiev with a visit (photo)
The trip of a high -ranking diplomat to Ukraine will begin from the city of Bucha, where Russian troops were massively killed by civilians during the occupation. Cohen will also visit Babin Yar, where in September 1941 the Nazis and their local manuals killed more than 30,000 Jews. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel became the highest Israeli official who visited Ukraine after a full -scale invasion of Russia.
For safety reasons, the visit was kept secret before Cohen's arrival in the country. It is expected that he will fly to Israel in the morning of February 17 after the next night trip on the train back to Poland. In Kiev, he will also take part in the official opening of the Israeli Embassy on a permanent basis and will meet with members of the Jewish community of the capital. "Today I arrived in Kiev on the first visit of Israeli minister since the beginning of hostilities.
Last year, Israel stood on the side of the Ukrainian people and on the side of Ukraine. Today we will raise the Israeli flag near the Embassy of Israel in Kiev, which will return to permanent activity in order Between our countries, "Eli Cohen said. We will remind, on February 1, the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyaga stated that he considers the possibility of supplying Ukraine to Ukraine.