UKRAINE (VINnews) — A top official in Ukraine has apologized, after he accused El Al of taking “money soaked with Ukrainian blood.”
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Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba sent a tweet on Monday accusing the airline of evading sanctions on Russia by accepting funds via a Russian payment system.
The tweet said, “While the world sanctions Russia for its barbaric atrocities in Ukraine, some prefer to make money soaked in Ukrainian blood,” he alleged. “Immoral and a blow to Ukrainian-Israeli relations.” (The tweet has since been deleted).
El Al released the following response: “El Al blocked the use of Mir as of February 28, 2022. We are sorry that a simple check was not made with us before the misleading tweet, as the facts are entirely different. With the closure of Ukrainian airspace, EL AL flew hundreds of tons of humanitarian and medical equipment for Ukraine, and evacuated orphans and refugees to bring them to safety in Israel.”
In a Tuesday morning tweet, Kuleba apologized: “Indeed, the ‘Mir’ payment button remained on the [El Al] website, but the use of it was blocked. I am grateful to El Al for its important humanitarian operations and convey my apologies.”
EL AL has blocked the use of the Mir credit card as of February 28, With the closure of Ukrainian airspace, EL AL flew hundreds of tons of humanitarian and medical equipment for Ukraine, and evacuated orphans and refugees to bring them to safety in Israel.
— EL AL אל על (@EL_AL_ISRAEL) March 7, 2022
Indeed, the ‘Mir’ payment button remained on the website, but the use of it was blocked. I am grateful to El Al for its important humanitarian operations and convey my apologies.
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) March 8, 2022
Why in the world would El Al fly to Russia nowadays?
People are so quick to blame Israel for everything
Ukraine always lie anyway, so what’s the difference! They HATE Jews!!! They only like the Jews when it comes to them needing Israel, but when this WAR finishes, then Ukraine will be back to HATING Israel!!!
The Ukrainians showing their true ANTI-Semitic colors and this is their diplomat imagine what the peasants think of the Jews.