(Ynet News) Itamar Eichner - Prime Minister Netanyahu decided on Saturday to cancel an official visit by Ukrainian Prime Minister Groysman to Israel, scheduled for next week, in protest of Ukraine's vote in favor of the UN Security Council's anti-Israel resolution. According to officials in Israel, Groysman is thought of as one of Israel's main supporters. However, Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko decided to vote in favor of the resolution following a telephone conversation with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, demonstrating the extent to which President Obama was behind Ukraine's decision.
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