Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky remarked on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought to maintain a neutral stance between Moscow and Kyiv, even though Russia has been providing critical intelligence in the ongoing US-Israel war against Iran.

Zelensky made the remark during an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 news after concluding a lightning tour of Mideast countries where he signed defense cooperation agreements aimed at lending Ukraine’s expertise in combatting Iran-made drones. Russia purchased those UAVs from Iran and has been firing them en masse in Ukraine since invading the latter country in 2022.

Zelensky’s trip included stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.

Asked why his trip to the Middle East didn’t include a stop in Israel, Zelensky told Channel 12 he “didn’t have communication” from either Netanyahu or President Isaac Herzog since the start of the Iran war.

“That’s why we didn’t send anybody,” he said. “Nobody asked me to help.”

“We did these trips to get results. Not just to go, not just to speak,” Zelensky explained. “We want to help.”

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— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) March 30, 2026

An official from Netanyahu’s office said earlier this month that the premier was trying to arrange a phone call with Zelensky, reportedly........

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