Relations with Russia and Ukraine are both strategically important for Israel, as thousands of Jews from Russia and Ukraine immigrate to Israel every year.
A Russian service member drives a BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle during drills held by the armed forces of the Southern Military District at the Kadamovsky range in the Rostov region, Russia February 3, 2022.(photo credit: REUTERS/SERGEY PIVOVAROV)ByDR. MICHAEL MIRILASHVILI