The Russian Embassy in Israel accused the 12th ITV channel in “Lies and Provocations”. The diplomatic mission sharply reacted to the message of the Israeli television channel that they were unhappy with Prime Minister Yair Lapid, the details report.
On July 20, the 12th ITV channel said that the Russian ambassador Anatoly Viktorov, during confidential conversations, expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that Yair Lapid became Prime Minister of Israel. Lapid’s entry the position supposedly “create problems” in relations between Russia and Israel, the TV channel reported with reference to three anonymous sources.
Yair Lapid, being the Minister of Foreign Affairs, condemned Russia in March for the invasion of Ukraine, and in April one of the first Israeli politicians accused Russia of war crimes of Bucha.
The Russian Embassy on Thursday, July 21, mentioned the material of the 12th channel on Facebook and stated: “We emphasize that this“ message ”is not true. Neither the statements contained in it, nor the fact of the event did not take place. About gross falsification, fabricated fake “News”. This is a lie, provocation and lack of professionalism. “
The Russian diplomatic mission accused the 12th channel of “an attempt to fraudulently misinform the Israeli public, drive a wedge between Russia and Israel, throw a shadow on friendly Russian-Israeli relations, the constructive nature of which is confirmed by many years of fruitful cooperation”.