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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sravasti Dasgupta

Russia accuses Israel of supporting ‘neo-Nazi regime’ in Kyiv

AP

Russia has hit out at Israel after it demanded an apology from Moscow for foreign minister Sergei Lavrov’s claim that German dictator Adolf Hitler had Jewish blood.

In a statement on Tuesday, Russia’s foreign ministry accused Israel foreign minister Yair Lapid minister of comments that were “anti-historical” which, according to Moscow, “explain to a large extent why the current Israeli government supports the neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv”.

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