Tense relations soured further after Ukraine accused Israel of buying grain harvested by Russia in occupied territory. Meanwhile, Russia and Iran have grown closer.
May 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. EDT16 minutes ago
A farm in a Russian-occupied area of Ukraine's Luhansk region last year. (Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)
TEL AVIV — The two countries are close partners of the United States. They are each locked in major wars against allied adversaries — namely, Russia and Iran. And yet Israel and Ukraine just can’t get along.