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Foreign Ministry urges Israelis ‘to weigh necessity’ of Russia travel amid mutiny

24 June 2023, 8:10 pm Edit

Members of Wagner Group sit atop of a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. (Roman Romokhov/AFP)

Members of Wagner Group sit atop of a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. (Roman Romokhov/AFP)

The Foreign Ministry publishes a notice advising Israelis “to weigh the necessity” of traveling to Russia, after the mercenary Wagner Group launched an armed rebellion.

The statement calls on Israelis in Russia “to weigh the essentially” of remaining in the country and to avoid “flashpoints.”