Ukraine's government will decide in the coming days whether to suspend visa-free travel with Israel, according to Ukraine's Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniichuk.
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The Ukrainian government will make a final decision regarding the suspension of visa-free travel with Israel in the coming days.
If the Ukrainian government decides to suspend visa-free travel with Israel, it will be a decision aimed at the Israeli government, not the people or the members of religious communities.
The proposal to suspend visa-free travel with Israel was a response to the growing number of deportations of Ukrainian refugees from Israel.
Ukrainian refugees have faced difficulties in Israel since the beginning of the Russian aggression, including passport confiscation and 5-10 hour interrogations at airports.
Around 10% of Ukrainians are denied entry to Israel after these procedures.
Israel is the only country that has introduced electronic visas for Ukrainians after Russia unleashed its war against Ukraine.
President Zelenskyy has spoken up about the migration issues and demanded to address it.
It is the president's prerogative to recall ambassadors back to Kyiv, but this decision has not yet been made.
Ukraine's Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniichuk said on Aug. 21 that Kyiv was considering suspending the visa-free travel regime in response.
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