Can Ukraine have a ‘Nazi problem’ with a Jewish president? The far right is a problem in Ukraine, but the country is far from a Nazi state.
Putin is not Jewish but the president of Ukraine is In his early morning address Putin named the reason for invading Ukraine was to “de-Nazify” it.
Ukraine’s Jewish community, past and present Ukraine was the birthplace of the Hasidic movement and has a rich legacy of Yiddish culture, but it’s also been the site of horrific antisemitism.