Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, has criticized the host country for refusing free entry to Ukrainian citizens, saying that Kiev is currently contemplating whether to retaliate reciprocally.
“We are now considering whether to suspend the visa-free regime for Israelis,” Korniychuk said in a recent interview, and confirmed to Israeli media on Saturday. “Right now it will be intangible, but by Rosh Hashanah [Jewish New Year], the Israeli government will feel it.”
“We insist that there be complete reciprocity. If Ukrainians are required to have an electronic visa – Israelis will also be required to have such a visa,” he told Yedioth Ahronoth. The government in Kiev, he said, takes is “painfully” that the citizens of Russia and Belarus are allegdly allowed free entry, while the Ukrainians are being discriminated against.
The diplomat also said that in the face of a “huge misfortune” Kiev expects all possible help from its “partners,” regardless…
