Israel will not be a way to circumvent the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and other Western countries said Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday during a visit to Slovakia.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinates issue together with partners including the Bank of Israel, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy, Airports Authority, Ministry of Energy and others,” he said after meeting with Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok .
Meanwhile, sanctioned Russian businessman Roman Abramovich private the plane was in Israel on Monday and later departure in the day, less than 24 hours after son arrival, a person with knowledge of says the case.
The person confirmed Israeli media reports that Abramovich’s plane landed at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv late on Sunday.
Reuters could not immediately establish whether Abramovich, who also holds Israeli and Portuguese nationality, had been on board.
The billionaire, owner of the football British Chelsea clubwas one of the seven oligarchs added to British sanctions list on Thursday in an attempt to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine.
A UK Department for Transport source said on Friday that Britain was looking for out helicopters and jets belonging to sanctioned oligarchs.
Abramovich denied having close ties to Putin.
flight tracking website showed an aircraft registered as LX-RAY flew in From Moscow on Sunday. Israeli news agency N12 News said the plane was in Turkey recently. LX-RAY has been widely reported as belonging to Abramovich.
A spokesperson for the Israeli Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In an effort to prevent Russian oligarchs from evading foreign sanctions, Israel this month limited the time private jets can park without more over 24 hours.
Abramovich’s plane was to leave Israel later on Monday, the source said.
Israel, a mediator in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, walked a fine line in his relationships with Moscow – a main power broker in neighboring Syria, where Israeli planes attack Allied forces of Iran.
With public sympathy for Strong Ukraine in Israel, the country’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem said on Thursday that he had suspended a strategic partnership with Abramovich, after Great Britain move against him.
