The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday that it had summoned the Ukrainian ambassador to seek clarification, after his embassy accused the Israeli government of adopting a "clearly pro-Russian stance" on the war in Ukraine.

"In light of his repeated remarks about Israeli policy, Ambassador Yevgen Korniychuk was summoned for clarification to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 3," the ministry said in a statement.

"The Israeli government continues to advance cooperation with Ukraine as agreed between the two countries," she added, adding that "the ambassador's behavior is not helpful."

Israel has adopted a cautious approach since Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, in an attempt to maintain neutrality between the two warring parties.

On Sunday, the Ukrainian embassy said that "the current Israeli government ... has chosen the path of close cooperation with the Russian Federation."

And she talked about the "almost complete absence of Israeli humanitarian aid to Ukraine," recalling a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he said that Israel needs to cooperate with Russia to continue its long air campaign against Iranian targets in Syria.

In an interview with The Jerusalem Post last week, Netanyahu said that weapons delivered to Ukraine could fall into the hands of the Iranians and be used against Israel.

The Ukrainian embassy responded to this on Sunday, saying, "The Israeli leadership, hiding behind rhetorical demagoguery about its neutrality, is maintaining active relations with the Russian Federation."

"In fact, on the ground, what the Israeli government says is neutrality is clearly a pro-Russian position," she added.

"We urge the government of Israel to change its position and support Ukraine with defensive means, to support freedom and a democratic world order," she added.

The embassy published its statement on its social media accounts, four days after it was announced that Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov had "very fruitful contact" with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant.

"We discussed the current situation on the ground and the prospects for a project to protect Ukrainians from air threats. Iranian drones pose a security threat to both countries. We count on Israel's help to confront them," Reznikov said in a statement.