Biden to ask Israel to increase military aid to Ukraine

President Biden will ask acting Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid during their meeting in Jerusalem on Thursday to increase Israel's military aid to Ukraine, US officials said in a briefing with reporters, Report informs, citing foreign media.

“We are happy with the new assistance Israel announced in recent days, but there are specific needs Ukraine has that we are going to talk about with the Israelis," a senior US official told reporters.

Israel has adjusted its policy toward Moscow and gradually taken a more pro-Ukraine position than it did. But Israel has so far not supplied advanced weaponry to Ukraine.

The press service of the Jewish Defense Ministry said earlier that Israel will supply 1,500 helmets, 1,500 protective vests, 1,000 gas masks and other equipment, the Israeli Ministry of Defense said.