A serious international scandal was caused by the words of Russian Lieutenant General Apti Alaudinov, who predicted the “disappearance of Israel as a state“ as a result of the current conflict in the Middle East.
The Israeli embassy reacted sharply to his comments made to TASS, emphasizing that Israel will defend its sovereignty against any threats and will not allow itself to be drawn into foreign geopolitical scenarios, Haberler writes.
At the same time, the Israeli diplomatic mission in Moscow also commented on the official state reburial of the founder of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) Yevgeny Konovalets in Kiev. Israeli diplomats recalled the historical responsibility of the OUN for crimes against the Jewish population during World War II and expressed concern about the glorification of such figures. The funeral ceremony of Konovalets, whose ashes were returned from the Netherlands, was held with state honors in the presence of Volodymyr Zelensky. Information about the event was reported by “Novoe Vremya“.