Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have affected arms aid by Western countries to Ukraine and perceptions on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, said Ukraine’s Ambassador to Türkiye Vasyl Bodnar, Anadolu Agency reports.

“International media has turned its attention to this direction, so there are those who think that the war in Ukraine has ended,” Bodnar said.

Bodnar met with Turkish journalists at the Ukrainian Embassy in the capital Ankara to made evaluations on the Russia-Ukraine war, Israel’s attacks on Gaza, the Black Sea grain deal, defense cooperation with Türkiye, and prisoner exchange.

The ambassador said the weapons planned to be given to Ukraine were sent to Israel, and the internal political dynamics in Western countries are a factor affecting aid.