Ukrainian Official: Israeli PM Told Us To Surrender

The Jerusalem Post reports:

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he recommends Ukraine take the offer made by Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war – which includes many Ukrainian sacrifices – in a phone call on Tuesday, according to an official in Ukraine’s government.

According to the official, Zelensky did not take Bennett’s advice. The source claimed that the phone call was initiated by Bennett. “If I were you, I would think about the lives of my people and take the offer,” Bennett reportedly said.

In the past two weeks, and especially since Bennett’s visit to Moscow, the prime minister’s office and the Foreign Ministry have been claiming that Israel’s mediation efforts force them to keep an even more cautious and balanced approach. This message was also passed quietly to Zelensky’s office.

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Israeli Prime Minister @naftalibennett reportedly told Ukrainian President @ZelenskyyUa to surrender and accept Russia’s offer to end the war.#Israel | #Ukraine | #Russia https://t.co/ZbBuPGfHNU

— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) March 11, 2022

Israeli PM Bennett’s office reached out to me directly on this: “This report isn’t just inaccurate but patently false. At no point did PM Bennett advise President Zelensky to take a deal from Putin.” Confirmed that a mediation meeting in Jerusalem is being discussed. https://t.co/1x0Ay57528

— Mark MacKinnon (@markmackinnon) March 12, 2022