Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov canceled his visit to Israel on Friday. The reasons behind the cancellation were unclear, with some reports citing "personal reasons" and others a strike by staffers of the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
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Moscow is embroiled in a tense standoff with neighboring Ukraine amid fears that a Russian military buildup near Ukraine could signal plans by President Vladimir Putin to invade the ex-Soviet neighbor.
Lavrov was expected to meet with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid, as well as Prime Minister Naftali Bennett; topics of discussion would've included the nuclear negotiations between Iran and Western powers taking place in the Austrian capital of Vienna, as well as coordination between Moscow and Jerusalem concerning military activities in Syria.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
