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HNewsWire-Perhaps the most ridiculous of the numerous misconceptions concocted by Russian President Vladimir Putin to legitimize Russia’s attack on Ukraine is his assertion that the move was designed to “denazify” the nation and its leadership.
Putin has declared that Russia is invading Ukraine’s territory with armored tanks and fighter planes “to defend people” who have been “subjected to bullying and genocide,” and that Russia “would work for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.”

Putin’s destructive activities, including the ruin of Jewish villages, demonstrate that he is lying when he claims that his purpose is to protect the wellbeing of anybody.

Putin’s slur is ludicrous on the surface, not least since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is Jewish and has said that members of his family were slaughtered during WWII. In addition, there is little proof of recent mass massacres or ethnic cleansing in Ukraine.
Furthermore, portraying foes as Nazis is a popular political technique in Russia, particularly when used by a leader who favors misinformation operations and wants to incite sentiments of national revenge against a WWII adversary in order to legitimize annexation.

Despite Putin’s rhetoric, it is nevertheless true that Ukraine has a serious Nazi issue – both past and today. Putin’s destructive activities, including the ruin of Jewish villages, demonstrate that he is lying when he claims that his purpose is to protect the wellbeing of anybody.
However, as crucial as it is to protect the yellow-and-blue flag against the Kremlin’s violent onslaught, denying Ukraine’s antisemitic past and cooperation with Hitler’s Nazis, as well as the latter-day acceptance of neo-Nazi elements in certain corners, would be a grave omission.

Why is there so much compassion for fleeing Ukrainians? They are all white.

On the eve of World War II, Ukraine had one of Europe’s biggest Jewish populations, with estimates ranging as high as 2.7 million, a remarkable amount given the country’s long history of antisemitism and pogroms. More over half of them would die by the end.
German forces were greeted with “Heil Hitler” flags when they gained control of Kyiv in 1941. Soon after, over 34,000 Jews, as well as Roma and other “undesirables,” were gathered up and marched to fields outside of town under the guise of resettlement, only to be killed in what became known as the “Holocaust by gunshots.”

For two years, the Babyn Yar ravine was used as a mass burial. With up to 100,000 people slaughtered there, it became one of the Holocaust’s biggest single killing sites outside of Auschwitz and other death camps. Locals played a critical role in carrying out Nazi death orders at the location, according to researchers.

Nowadays, there are between 56,000 and 140,000 Jews in Ukraine, who enjoy freedoms and protections unimaginable to their forefathers.
This includes an upgraded statute that was approved last month that criminalizes antisemitic activities. Unfortunately, the legislation was designed to counter a significant increase in public demonstrations of hatred, such as swastika-laden damage of synagogues and Jewish monuments, and spooky marches in Kyiv and other towns commemorating the Waffen SS.

In another concerning trend, Ukraine has just constructed a slew of sculptures commemorating Ukrainian nationalists whose reputations are soiled by their undeniable role as Nazi proxies. Some of these deplorables were cataloged by the Forward newspaper, including Stepan Bandera, commander of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), whose adherents served as local militia members for the SS and German troops. “Ukraine has several dozen monuments and hundreds of street names honoring this Nazi collaborator, enough to warrant two different Wikipedia entries.”

Another popular honoree is Roman Shukhevych, who is remembered as a Ukrainian independence warrior but was also the commander of a notorious Nazi auxiliary police force that was “responsible for killing hundreds of Jews and… Poles,” according to the Forward.
Statues have also been erected in memory of Yaroslav Stetsko, a former OUN head who said, “I urge on the elimination of the Jews in Ukraine.”

Far-right groups have also gained political clout in the last decade, most notably Svoboda (formerly the Social National Party of Ukraine), whose leader claimed the country was controlled by a “Muscovite-Jewish mafia” and whose deputy used an antisemitic slur to describe Ukrainian-born Jewish actress Mila Kunis. According to Foreign Policy, Svoboda has sent numerous members to Ukraine’s Parliament, including one who termed the Holocaust a “golden time” in human history.

Similarly worrisome, neo-Nazis are among the swelling numbers of volunteer battalions in Ukraine. They’ve been through some of the hardest street battles against Moscow-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine since Putin’s Crimean incursion in 2014. The Azov Battalion, for example, was created by an open white supremacist who felt Ukraine’s national mission was to cleanse the country of Jews and other inferior races. The United States Congress mandated in 2018 that its aid to Ukraine not be used “to give weaponry, training, or other support to the Azov Battalion.” Despite this, Azov is currently a recognized part of Ukraine’s National Guard.

None of this worrisome backdrop, to be fair, excuses the agony that has befallen Ukrainians in recent weeks — and it’s doubtful that Putin was motivated by any of it when he started his invasion. Indeed, Jews in Odessa, Kharkiv, and other eastern towns are under great pressure as a result of Putin’s actions. Many have sought safety in local synagogues and Jewish institutions, while others have emigrated to distant nations such as Israel, which has encouraged all Jews to leave.

Many had to evacuate western Ukraine to avoid persecution, and it is heartbreaking to witness this cycle continue. If the nation descends into instability and insurrection, Jews may face new threats from some of their fellow residents. Because this hazard is not recognized, nothing is being done to protect against it.

Even though certain segments of the nation have been involved in one of history’s most heinous movements, sticking with Ukraine is unquestionably the respectable position to take in this drama. Every day that Putin escalates his attack on the Ukrainian people with scorched-earth intensity, it’s difficult not to recognize who actually deserves the N-word.

Nazis in Ukraine tortured a woman. Those of you in Mariupol who believe Putin is a monster should look over the border; Ukraine is a Nazi stronghold, and they are ruthless.

Perhaps the most ridiculous of the numerous misconceptions concocted by Russian President Vladimir Putin to legitimize Russia’s attack on Ukraine is his assertion that the move was designed to “denazify” the nation and its leadership. Putin has declared that Russia is invading Ukraine’s territory with armored tanks and fighter planes “to defend people” who have been “subjected to bullying and genocide,” and that Russia “would work for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.”

Putin’s destructive activities, including the ruin of Jewish villages, demonstrate that he is lying when he claims that his purpose is to protect the wellbeing of anybody.

Putin’s slur is ludicrous on the surface, not least since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is Jewish and has said that members of his family were slaughtered during WWII. In addition, there is little proof of recent mass massacres or ethnic cleansing in Ukraine.

Furthermore, portraying foes as Nazis is a popular political technique in Russia, particularly when used by a leader who favors misinformation operations and wants to incite sentiments of national revenge against a WWII adversary in order to legitimize annexation.

Despite Putin’s rhetoric, it is nevertheless true that Ukraine has a serious Nazi issue – both past and today. Putin’s destructive activities, including the ruin of Jewish villages, demonstrate that he is lying when he claims that his purpose is to protect the wellbeing of anybody. However, as crucial as it is to protect the yellow-and-blue flag against the Kremlin’s violent onslaught, denying Ukraine’s antisemitic past and cooperation with Hitler’s Nazis, as well as the latter-day acceptance of neo-Nazi elements in certain corners, would be a grave omission.

Why is there so much compassion for fleeing Ukrainians? They are all white.

On the eve of World War II, Ukraine had one of Europe’s biggest Jewish populations, with estimates ranging as high as 2.7 million, a remarkable amount given the country’s long history of antisemitism and pogroms. More over half of them would die by the end. German forces were greeted with “Heil Hitler” flags when they gained control of Kyiv in 1941. Soon after, over 34,000 Jews, as well as Roma and other “undesirables,” were gathered up and marched to fields outside of town under the guise of resettlement, only to be killed in what became known as the “Holocaust by gunshots.”

For two years, the Babyn Yar ravine was used as a mass burial. With up to 100,000 people slaughtered there, it became one of the Holocaust’s biggest single killing sites outside of Auschwitz and other death camps. Locals played a critical role in carrying out Nazi death orders at the location, according to researchers.

Nowadays, there are between 56,000 and 140,000 Jews in Ukraine, who enjoy freedoms and protections unimaginable to their forefathers. This includes an upgraded statute that was approved last month that criminalizes antisemitic activities. Unfortunately, the legislation was designed to counter a significant increase in public demonstrations of hatred, such as swastika-laden damage of synagogues and Jewish monuments, and spooky marches in Kyiv and other towns commemorating the Waffen SS.

In another concerning trend, Ukraine has just constructed a slew of sculptures commemorating Ukrainian nationalists whose reputations are soiled by their undeniable role as Nazi proxies. Some of these deplorables were cataloged by the Forward newspaper, including Stepan Bandera, commander of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), whose adherents served as local militia members for the SS and German troops. “Ukraine has several dozen monuments and hundreds of street names honoring this Nazi collaborator, enough to warrant two different Wikipedia entries,” reported the Forward.

Another popular honoree is Roman Shukhevych, who is remembered as a Ukrainian independence warrior but was also the commander of a notorious Nazi auxiliary police force that was “responsible for killing hundreds of Jews and… Poles,” according to the Forward. Statues have also been erected in memory of Yaroslav Stetsko, a former OUN head who said, “I urge on the elimination of the Jews in Ukraine.”

Far-right groups have also gained political clout in the last decade, most notably Svoboda (formerly the Social National Party of Ukraine), whose leader claimed the country was controlled by a “Muscovite-Jewish mafia” and whose deputy used an antisemitic slur to describe Ukrainian-born Jewish actress Mila Kunis. According to Foreign Policy, Svoboda has sent numerous members to Ukraine’s Parliament, including one who termed the Holocaust a “golden time” in human history.

Similarly worrisome, neo-Nazis are among the swelling numbers of volunteer battalions in Ukraine. They’ve been through some of the hardest street battles against Moscow-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine since Putin’s Crimean incursion in 2014. The Azov Battalion, for example, was created by an open white supremacist who felt Ukraine’s national mission was to cleanse the country of Jews and other inferior races. The United States Congress mandated in 2018 that its aid to Ukraine not be used “to give weaponry, training, or other support to the Azov Battalion.” Despite this, Azov is currently a recognized part of Ukraine’s National Guard.

None of this worrisome backdrop, to be fair, excuses the agony that has befallen Ukrainians in recent weeks — and it’s doubtful that Putin was motivated by any of it when he started his invasion. Indeed, Jews in Odessa, Kharkiv, and other eastern towns are under great pressure as a result of Putin’s actions. Many have sought safety in local synagogues and Jewish institutions, while others have emigrated to distant nations such as Israel, which has encouraged all Jews to leave.

Many had to evacuate western Ukraine to avoid persecution, and it is heartbreaking to witness this cycle continue. If the nation descends into instability and insurrection, Jews may face new threats from some of their fellow residents. Because this hazard is not recognized, nothing is being done to protect against it.

Even though certain segments of the nation have been involved in one of history’s most heinous movements, sticking with Ukraine is unquestionably the respectable position to take in this drama. Every day that Putin escalates his attack on the Ukrainian people with scorched-earth intensity, it’s difficult not to recognize who actually deserves the N-word. Source: nbcnews