Ukraine recognizes both Israel and Palestine....
So does Russia and Belarus, among the 143 nations that do.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_State_of_Palestine
As of May 2024, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 143 of the 193 member states of the United Nations. It has been a non-member observer state of the United Nations General Assembly since November 2012.
The most recent nations to recognize the State of Palestine are Ireland, Norway and Spain.
Ukrainian recognition dates to 19 November 1988. Recognition extended as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, of which Ukraine is the legal successor. The modern republic continues all "rights and duties pursuant to international agreements of Union SSR which do not contradict the Constitution of Ukraine and interests of the Republic".
Also:
On 29 November 2012, in a 138–9 vote (with 41 abstaining) General Assembly resolution 67/19 passed, upgrading Palestine to "non-member observer state" status in the United Nations. The new status equated Palestine's with that of the Holy See. The change in status was described by The Independent as "de facto recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine". Voting "no" were Israel, Canada, the Czech Republic, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Panama and the United States.[...]
The UN has, after the resolution was passed, permitted Palestine to title its representative office to the UN as "The Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations", seen by many as a reflection of the UN's de facto position of recognizing the State of Palestine's sovereignty under international law, and Palestine started to re-title its name accordingly on postal stamps, official documents and passports. The Palestinian authorities also instructed its diplomats to officially represent the "State of Palestine", as opposed to the "Palestine National Authority". Additionally, on 17 December 2012, UN Chief of Protocol Yeocheol Yoon decided that "the designation of "State of Palestine" shall be used by the Secretariat in all official United Nations documents", recognizing the "State of Palestine" as the official name of the Palestinian nation.
“So does Russia and Belarus, among the 143 nations that do.”
So what? Doesn’t excuse it. All three of them suck. I tried that when I was a little kid: crying “but he did it too” but my dad didn’t buy it and I still got slugged.
Ukraine ping
Woodpusher points out that the headline from the source Russian-owned (Gorbachev and Lebedev) website is false, that Zelensky isn’t putting forward a new Ukrainian policy. Ukrainian recognition of Palestine is grandfathered in from the time it was part of the Russian empire back in 1988, when Gorbachev recognized the Palestinian state. Note that the Russians also helped train the original Palestinian terrorist - Yasser Arafat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_State_of_Palestine
As of May 2024, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 143 of the 193 member states of the United Nations. It has been a non-member observer state of the United Nations General Assembly since November 2012.
The most recent nations to recognize the State of Palestine are Ireland, Norway and Spain.
Ukrainian recognition dates to 19 November 1988. Recognition extended as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, of which Ukraine is the legal successor. The modern republic continues all “rights and duties pursuant to international agreements of Union SSR which do not contradict the Constitution of Ukraine and interests of the Republic”.]
Slovenia just recognized the Palestinian State. So 144 countries now.
https://www.politico.eu/article/slovenia-recognize-palestine-state-robert-golob/