“Nazi emblems, portraits of [extreme Ukrainian nationalists] Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhevich decorate mass crimes against ethnic Russians, Jews and other non-titular ethnic groups in Ukraine. In this situation the actions of the head of the United Jewish Community of Ukraine, Igor Kolomoysky, look especially cynical as this man sponsors ultra-nationalist armed groups for his own political purposes,” reads an abstract from the letter published by popular Russian daily Izvestia.

“Igor Kolomoysky’s actions contribute to ethnic and race hate and cause people to commit hate crimes not only in Ukraine, but also in Russia,” the Communists claim.