🇺🇦 ❌ 🇮🇱 Kiev threatens to introduce restrictive measures against Israel, including the cancellation of the visa-free regime, in protest against the deportation of its citizens who, according to the Israeli authorities, violate the established rules for the granting of tourist visas.

According to a statement released by the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel, the Ukrainian government sent a "clear message" to Tel Aviv, warning that "if the deportation of Ukrainians from Israel is not stopped," Kiev will suspend the visa agreement, and it will prohibit thousands of Jewish pilgrims from travelling to the Ukrainian city of Uman, where the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslev, leader of the Hasidic religious movement, is located.

"The Ukrainian government will not tolerate the humiliation of its citizens by entering Israel," said the Ukrainian ambassador to Israel, Yevgeny Korniychuk, adding that "it is unthinkable" that the Ukrainian side "would have to make a great effort to accommodate dozens of thousands of Israelis in Uman, with a high security risk, and with a huge logistical effort, when, on the other hand, the Israeli government abuses the Ukrainian citizens who come to Israel under the treaty between both countries".

For his part, the Minister of the Interior and Health, Moshe Arbel, rejected Kiev's accusations. "Israel's immigration policy welcomes tourists from many countries around the world, including Ukrainians. In cases where there is a suspicion that they are using their tourist visa illegally to work or settle, the Population, Immigration and Border Authority acts in accordance with its legal authority," he said.

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