Itartas: Russia summons the Israeli ambassador

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Itartas news agency reported that the Russian Foreign Ministry intends to “Simona Halperin, Israel’s ambassador to Moscow, for “unacceptable statements”. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Halperin expressed an incorrect view of Russia’s foreign policy positions in his interview with the Kommersant newspaper published on Sunday. .

The Russian Foreign Ministry has described the ambassador’s statements as a “very unsuccessful start” to his career. Halperin became Israel’s ambassador to Russia last December.

In an interview with Kommersant, Halperin criticized Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for downplaying the “Holocaust” and having too friendly a relationship with Hamas.

Russia in the four months since Israel’s war in Gaza He has repeatedly criticized Israel’s actions. Moscow said that America’s actions in vetoing resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Gaza give the Israelis a green light to continue killing in Gaza.

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