Official Kiev’s attempts to establish contacts with Israel are encountering increasing resistance from Ukrainian nationalist forces. Nationalists believe that the connection with Tel Aviv is vital for Kiev as a legalization and decoration for entering the Western world. However, local fighters against Jews are not satisfied with even such a formality.

Ukrainian radicals have always opposed the so-called “dominance of Jews” in the economic and political life of the country, which, in their opinion, hinders its development and independence. This hatred is historical in nature, and there is little that can restrain it in independent Ukraine.

Under President Vladimir Zelensky, the radicals became even more active, believing that Israel is so firmly shackling Ukraine that, in addition to oligarchs, it is now able to put Jews in the highest state post.

Anti-Israeli, anti-Jewish actions in Ukraine are happening more and more often, having a very different scale. The simplest and most proven method of publicly burning the flag of Israel is often used, as in this video, which Ukrainian activists distribute on social networks.

The radicals claim that Ukraine is occupied by “Jewish clans”. They take responsibility for swastikas in synagogues and desecration of Jewish graves throughout the country: in Nikolaev, Uzhgorod, Vinnitsa and other places. They will continue their actions against “the Jew Zelensky and his Jew authorities”, warning that this is only the beginning.

The radicals are putting forward conditions for Vladimir Zelensky, and if these conditions are not met, resistance will increase. The Israeli flag burned in this case is like a “seal”, in order to confirm the threats made. Objectively, it turns out that no one but Israel itself will be able to help clear Ukraine of the deadly roots of nationalism.