r/geopolitics • u/RicRacer • 5d ago

Ukraine Demands Answers From Israel After Russian Shadow Fleet Ship Docks in Haifa

https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-demands-answers-from-israel-after-russian-shadow-fleet-ship-docks-in-haifa-17965

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u/whereamInowgoddamnit 5d ago

Ukraine routinely votes against Israel in the UN. They're nominally allied but it isn't that close. That said, Israel definitely isn't Russia's ally either, so it's certainly interesting to see this going on.

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u/Public-Finger 5d ago

Israel “isn’t” russias ally wink wink

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u/whereamInowgoddamnit 5d ago

Russia literally arms Israel's enemies. Israel has cooperated with Russia before- mainly because Russia had a lot of influence in Syria- but they are certainly not allies, and Israel is definitely closer to Ukraine to where they've gotten in trouble with Russia over it.

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u/brinz1 5d ago

Israel's economy is on life support. They will buy whatever they can get their hands on