In response, Israeli leader Yair Lapid wrote: “We hope to see an end to the war soon, and for Ukrainians to live in peace and prosperity.”

Does history support Putin’s claim that Ukraine belongs to Russia?

“Tell me how can you not help the victims of such aggression?”

International agreements that cede key strategic assets in exchange for vague “assurances” of future support are not worth the paper they’re written on.

Experts stress Jerusalem’s need “to keep the Russia deconfliction process between the Kirya [Israel’s Pentagon] and the Khmeimim Air Base in Syria’s Latakia province on track.”

The only side benefiting from a Russian exit from the Middle East would be Iran – a sworn enemy of Israel. That is precisely the reason behind the Israel’s cautious approach to Ukraine.

Israel has also turned down other requests for its weapons to find their way to Ukraine amid concern over possible Russian reaction

How faith brings healing to Ukrainian Jews

Will Israel and Russia drift further toward animosity? And does this tension mark the beginning of the Gog and Magog prophecy?