Israel has not joined the international sanctions regime on Russia following Putin's invasion of Ukraine, but U.S. and EU sanctions rules are so tough this time, that Israeli companies will have few loopholes to exploit
Among the “Western” nations, Israel’s voice is not heard on the Ukrainian crisis. And the leaders of this country do not want to oppose head-on Vladimir Putin to whom they are linked by strategic and economic interests. At the risk of angering the American ally. Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, Israel took up a one-of-a-kind political position in what is generally called the “western camp”. Although with some hesitation it voted on 2 March for the resolution (.)