While Israeli effort to avoid aligning too closely with either side has disappointed Kyiv, Moscow expresses satisfaction, while still summoning Jerusalem's envoy for clarification

Foreign Ministry summons Anatoly Viktorov for dressing down after he said that Iran was not destabilizing Middle East; insists his remarks 'are inconsistent with reality' in area

Anatoly Viktorov also claims Israel is the aggressor for attacking Hezbollah arms shipments, says there is 'no proof' terror group behind attack tunnels dug under northern border

Anatoly Viktorov decries 'talk of legal injustice' over steep sentence imposed on Israeli-American for drug offense, says doesn't believe matter will affect diplomatic ties