However, Israel refused calls to impose sanctions on Russia, provide lethal military aid or to send missile defense technology directly to Ukraine,.

US State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the US was "surprised that Israel did not join the vast majority of countries that voted to support Ukraine’s territorial integrity".

[10] In November 2014, Oleg Vyshniakov, a Ukrainian entrepreneur and public figure, was appointed to Israel's honorary consul in western Ukraine.

[12] In December 2016, Ukraine as a non-permanent member of United Nations Security Council voted in favor of resolution 2334, which condemned Israel's settlement policy in the West Bank.

[15] In February 2022, during the buildup to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Yevgen Korniychuk, the Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel, published a Facebook post, accusing Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid of repeating "rhetoric of Russian propaganda."

[25] Israel declined to co-sponsor a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Russian invasion; the United States expressed disappointment.

[27] On 11 March 2022, Ukraine's ambassador urged Israel to impose sanctions on Russia, take more Ukrainian refugees, and supply defensive weapons.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid replied that Israel would help Ukraine's people "as much as we can" by continuing to send humanitarian aid.

[33] In November 2022, Ukraine supported a UN resolution that asked the International Court of Justice to investigate Israel's "prolonged occupation, settlement and annexation of Palestinian territory".

[34] Then, in "an apparent act of retaliation", Israel did not support a UN resolution calling on Russia to pay reparations for invading Ukraine.

[36] Israel noted the danger posed by Russians capturing an Iron Dome system, which could result in Iran gaining access to it and reverse-engineering the weapons.

[37] In October 2023 it was reported that a version of the Tzeva Adom alert system modified for suit Ukraine "would start working in Kyiv soon.

[38] When Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023, President Zelenskyy offered condolences for the hundreds of civilian deaths and expressed solidarity with Israelis.

[39] Following the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion on 17 October 2023, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry condemned attacks on civilians in Gaza, called on all sides to abide by international humanitarian law, and supported a two-state solution to the conflict.

[42] In January 2025 Ukrainian Ambassador, Yevgen Korniychuk and Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel again discussed the possibility of transferring captured Russian-made weapons to Ukraine.

However, Axios reported Netanyahu had approved their transfer in September 2024 in return for allowing ultra-Orthodox Israelis to make the annual pilgrimage to the city of Uman in Ukraine.

[57] Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated in September 2016 that this visa-free regime had increased tourist flow between two countries tenfold.

A special tourism program for Jews and Israelis was developed in cooperation with the Lviv Municipality and the District Administration, includes visits to Jewish memorial sites and architecture, operated by Hebrew speaking tourist guides.

[64] The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) conducted a nationwide public opinion survey from November 29 to December 9, 2023, to gauge Ukrainian sentiments regarding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.