Ukraine Israel relations

Under Ukraine pressure, Israel blocks suspect Russian grain ship

"The Russian supplier of the cargo will have to find an alternative destination to unload it," read a statement issued by Israel’s Grain Importers Association.

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View of the Haifa port in the Northern Israeli city of Haifa, November 17, 2024.
Then-deputy justice minister of Ukraine Iryna Mudra talks to the media in the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarters, February 4, 2025

Ukraine optimistic on Russia peace, but not at any price, Kyiv official Iryna Mudra tells 'Post'

Iryna Mudra to 'Post': Ukraine committed to diplomacy based on international law, not Russian demands • On Israel ties: 'We want Israeli businesses to become core architects of Ukraine's future'

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar met with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka.

FM Sa'ar meets Ukrainian deputy PM, pushes for designation of Hamas, IRGC as terror orgs.

Both officials also discussed the need to create a joint dialogue to handle the Iranian threat during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry building in Jerusalem.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Oleksii Goncharenko with Amir Ohana in the Knesset on November 11, 2025

Bridging the Black Sea and the Middle East: Ukrainian MP urges stronger cooperation with Israel

Ukrainian MP Oleksii Goncharenko warned that Israel is losing ground in Europe and that Ukraine can help, noting that it is in the common interest of both nations to cooperate.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Zelensky: Israel will eventually give Ukraine defensive weapons

Ukraine tells world leaders: We need David’s sling fast to beat ‘Goliath’ Russia

FEBRUARY 18, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy poses during the European leaders summit, amid his second international trip since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium February 9, 2023.

Israeli FM met with Ukraine's Zelensky, both agree to work together against Iran

The Ukrainian President said that Israel has always been an important partner in the Middle East.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen attends a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 16, 2023.

Blinken: Israel should back all Ukrainian needs given Russia's Iran ties

As ties between Moscow and Tehran grow stronger, they also grow more concerning.

JANUARY 31, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria in Jerusalem on January 31, 2023.

First Ukrainian Birthright group since war arrives in Adelson private jet

For some of the participants, it is the first time they have left Ukraine since the Russian invasion.

JANUARY 24, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Dr. Miriam Adelson and Gidi Mark with the group, right after landing at Ben Gurion International Airport.

Ukrainian envoy calls on Israel to send anti-missile, anti-drone system

Yevgen Korniychuk underscored his country’s appreciation for the humanitarian assistance Israel has provided, adding, that this is not enough.

JANUARY 13, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Ukrainian envoy to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk at a briefing in Tel Aviv, April 1, 2022.

Flight of Miracles: 100 Ukrainian Jews arrive in Israel

While thousands are suffering in the war in Ukraine, miracles came true for 100 immigrants who arrived safely to Israel.

DECEMBER 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ukrainian Jewish immigrants arrive in Israel

Herzog, Zelensky talk, exchange mutual concerns and good wishes

President Isaac Herzog and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talked over the phone on Thursday.

NOVEMBER 24, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Isaac Herzog and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky address the media after their meeting in Kyiv on October 21, 2021.

Ukraine looks to Israeli model for defense industry improvements

"We are trying to be like Israel", says Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine's defense minister.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022ByREUTERS
Tanks of the Ukrainian armed forces are parked on the roadside during a withdrawal near the village of Nyzhnje in Luhansk region, Ukraine, October 5, 2015.

Ukraine will not stop trying to protect its citizens - opinion

Zelensky said that in light of the fact that Iran is helping Russia, Ukraine and Israel now have a common enemy.

NOVEMBER 9, 2022By YEVGEN KORNIYCHUK
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview in September

Zelensky pushes for Israeli weapons in meeting with Jewish community leaders

"If Israel does not give a clear political assessment of the Russian Federation, new phenomena such as the alliance between Russia and Iran will emerge." 

OCTOBER 26, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint news briefing with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (not seen), as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 25, 2022.