Putin's Anti-Semitic Comment Sparks Outrage and Support for Zelensky in Ukraine.
TL;DR
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "isn't Jewish but a disgrace to the Jewish people" at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Putin's remarks were in response to a question about why the West fails to understand Moscow's constant allegations that Ukraine is run by fascists, given that Zelensky is himself Jewish.
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