Ukraine To Israel: We Are Fighting The Same Axis Of Evil
The Libertarian Institute
A Ukrainian diplomat said to the Israeli press that Tel Aviv is missing an opportunity to save the lives of its soldiers by working with
# THE TAKE: Ukraine's Moral Licensing Doesn't Buy Israeli Compliance Ukraine's comparing notes to Israel on "axis of evil" enemies is geopolitical theater dressed as solidarity. Yes, Russia and Iran coordinate. Yes, both face autocratic aggression. But Zelensky's diplomatic pivot—framing Gaza as secondary to Ukraine's existential fight—asks Israel to subordinate Palestinian civilian casualties to Eastern European strategy. The receipts matter: Ukraine itself faces war crimes allegations (documented by Human Rights Watch, 2023). Zelensky lectured Israel on proportionality while requesting weapons systems with identical civilian risk profiles. This isn't moral equivalence. It's moral leverage. Ukraine needs Israel's military-industrial access and U.S. political capital. Reframing their conflict as part of a larger "freedom vs. authoritarianism" narrative makes demands easier. Israel should support Ukraine. But not because they're fighting the same war. Because it's strategically sound—not because shared enemies erase inconvenient questions about each conflict's actual conduct.
What the Documents Show
Hezbollah has released dozens of videos documenting drone strikes against Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon over the past month alone. Israel faces a relentless barrage of Iranian drone variants, many modeled on technology Russia has deployed extensively in Ukraine. Kiev's hard-won experience defending against these exact weapons systems represents a potential force multiplier for Israeli military operations. Yet according to Korniychuk, most Israeli leadership has shown minimal appetite for this knowledge transfer. The ambassador expressed frustration that ordinary Israelis he encounters recognize the obvious solution—"Most Israelis support Ukraine and do not understand why Ukrainians are able to deal with drones and Israel is not"—while their government maintains distance.
Follow the Money
The breakdown in cooperation reveals deeper geopolitical tensions that mainstream coverage largely sidesteps. While both nations rank among America's top recipients of military aid, their bilateral relationship remains strained over issues including grain shipments and regional positioning. Korniychuk attempted to broker high-level contacts during President Zelensky's recent Middle East visits focused on security cooperation, but without formal invitations from Israeli leadership, such diplomacy remained limited. The ambassador's diplomatic language—"you cannot come to someone's home without an invitation"—masks what appears to be deliberate Israeli reluctance to deepen military-technical collaboration with Ukraine. The implications extend beyond immediate battlefield casualties. Two American-backed nations facing existential threats from shared adversaries are operating in parallel rather than in concert, suggesting either bureaucratic dysfunction or calculated political choices that remain unexplained to either public.
What Else We Know
If drone defense technology could demonstrably save Israeli soldiers' lives, the refusal to pursue Ukrainian expertise demands scrutiny beyond the official explanations offered. For ordinary people in both countries bearing the human cost of these conflicts, the absence of this logical partnership represents a measurable failure of statecraft—one unlikely to receive sustained attention from outlets comfortable with existing power relationships.
Primary Sources
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