Zelenskyy slams Israel for no military aid; questions China's 'ambiguous' position on war

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rebuked Israel on Friday for not offering any military aid to his nation to fight against Russian invasion. His remarks were in reference to Ukraine’s demands to be provided with air defence systems to counter Russia’s vancement into territory during early months of conflict.   

“Let me be clear, this shocks me because at same time Israel exports its armaments to or countries,” Zelenskyy told Ouest-France.  

It is to mention that back in June, Ukraine’s ambassor to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, h previously stated in a press conference held in Tel Aviv, “We ask Israel for a defensive tool in form of an Iron Dome and similar defensive tools.”  

ambassor h furr slammed Israel’s government saying, “While Russia slaughters our citizens, Israeli government remains in its comfort zone and refrains from providing Ukraine with minimal defensive assistance.”  

Ukraine criticised China’s ambiguous position on war

On being questioned about Russia’s recent threat to use nuclear weapons amid raging conflict, Ukraine’s President stated that global powers such as United States, Turkey and European Union would not allow such a development to take place. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy also criticised China’s ambiguous position on war saying, “China itself cannot remain indifferent to this threat.”  

On Thursday, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi h met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on sidelines of UN General Assembly in New York. Chinese foreign minister h claimed that China would stick to an "objective" and "fair" position in regards to Ukraine and Russia’s ongoing war.  

Meanwhile, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, h also met Wang Yi during United Nations General Assembly in New York. This was first meeting between two since Russia’s invasion.   

Foreign Minister of China reaffirmed to his Ukrainian counterpart that China respected “Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as its rejection of use of force as a means of resolving differences,” Tweeted Kuleba following meeting.  

However, China has so far me no concrete efforts to resolve conflict between Russia and Ukraine. In contrast, countries like Turkey have remained at forefront to call for a peaceful solution to raging war while also making diplomatic efforts to ensure regional well-being.  

Ankara h successfully established Black Sea Grain Initiative in collaboration with United Nations to alleviate global food grain shortages due to Russia-Ukraine conflict. Following this, Turkey also brokered a deal between Russia and Ukraine for release of 200 prisoners of war.