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Netanyahu Shows Dramatic Change in Stance in Favor of Ukraine

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's former prime minister and current leader of the Likud party, speaks before supporters during a campaign rally in the northern city of Migdal HaEmek on October 23, 2022, ahead of the November general elections. (AFP)

Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed readiness to look into supplying Kyiv with defense weapons, marking a shift from his previous support for Russia.

If Netanyahu returns to power in next month’s elections, he will “look into” whether Israel will supply weapons to Ukraine and expects he may be asked to mediate negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, he told USA TODAY in an exclusive interview.

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