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Ukraine summons Israeli ambassador after UN controversy
Original Publication Date: December 25, 2016 10:55PM
Publication Updated: April 27, 2025 12:53AM
JERUSALEM – Israel says its ambassador to Ukraine has been summoned by the foreign ministry in Kyiv following Israel’s decision to cancel a planned visit by the Ukrainian prime minister.
Israel over the weekend called off the upcoming visit by Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman after Ukraine voted in favour of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction in occupied lands.
It was one of a number of steps Israel has taken in response to the measure, which passed 14-0 with an American abstention. On Sunday, Israel summoned ambassadors from council members, including the U.S., to protest.
In a statement, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said Eli Belotsercovsky, the ambassador to Ukraine, was summoned Monday in Kyiv “following Israel’s decision regarding the visit of Ukraine’s prime minister.”
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