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iemanja

(53,001 posts)
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 04:23 PM Feb 2022

Ukraine's Zelensky asks (Israel's) Bennett to mediate with Russia, host talks in Jerusalem

During a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Friday morning, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky asked that Jerusalem serve as a mediator with Russia to help resolve the military conflict between the countries.

The request was first reported by Israel’s Kan news, and then confirmed to The New York Times by Ukraine’s Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk and an unnamed Israeli official.

Korniychuk told the Times: “We do believe that Israel is the only democratic state in the world that has great relations with both Ukraine and Russia.” He added that Bennett did not give an immediate answer.

“They didn’t say no,” he said. “They are trying to figure out where they are in this chess play.” He noted that Ukrainian officials would be more comfortable holding such talks in Jerusalem than in Russia’s ally nation Belarus, where Moscow had proposed to negotiate. Israel, Korniychuk said, is seen as a more neutral party.


https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraines-leader-asks-bennett-to-mediate-with-russia-host-talks-in-jerusalem/

After initially proposing talks in Belarus, Putin backed away from that and proposed Warsaw.
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Ukraine's Zelensky asks (Israel's) Bennett to mediate with Russia, host talks in Jerusalem (Original Post) iemanja Feb 2022 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author JohnSJ Feb 2022 #1
Whoa. Good Choice, .. Bennett/Israel Budi Feb 2022 #2
I honestly don't believe there will be a peace meeting at all. Budi Feb 2022 #3
I have to agree. I think any offer of a meeting is just talk on Putin's part. crickets Feb 2022 #4

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Budi

(15,325 posts)
3. I honestly don't believe there will be a peace meeting at all.
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 05:17 PM
Feb 2022



So, does Putin have the balls to face Zelenskyy mano-a-mano?


I say no, Putin doesn't have the balls to meet hero Zelinsky face to face.
No matter who's mediating.

He a coward without his tanks & missles

crickets

(25,896 posts)
4. I have to agree. I think any offer of a meeting is just talk on Putin's part.
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 06:42 PM
Feb 2022

That, or a ruse for attempted assassination. The proposal to go for mediation in Israel is a good one, though I'd prefer they at least start with a Zoom call.

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