Pegasus Israel Barred Sale To Kyiv ‘For Fear Of Angering Moscow'
The Guardian|March 24, 2022
Israel blocked Ukraine from buying NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware in 2019 for fear that Russian officials would be angered by the sale of the hacking tool to a regional foe, according to people familiar with the matter.
Stephanie Kirchgaessner Washington
Pegasus Israel Barred Sale To Kyiv ‘For Fear Of Angering Moscow'

The revelation, following a joint investigation by the Guardian and Washington Post, offers new insight into the way Israel’s relationship with Russia has at times undermined Ukraine’s offensive capabilities.

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, criticised Israel’s stance since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, saying in a recent address before members of Israel’s Knesset that Israel would have to “give answers” on why it had not given weapons to Ukraine or applied sanctions on Russians.

People with direct knowledge of the matter say that, dating back to at least 2019, Ukrainian officials lobbied Israel to try to persuade it to license the spyware tool for use by Ukraine.

Those efforts were rebuffed, and NSO Group, which is regulated by the Israeli ministry of defence, was never permitted to market or sell the company’s spyware to Ukraine.

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