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Ukraine reburies Nazi collaborator with state honors, drawing Israeli condemnation

JL;DR SUMMARY Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky sparked outrage from Israel by honoring Andriy Melnyk, a controversial Ukrainian nationalist leader who collaborated with Nazi Germany during World War II, in a state reburial ceremony. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustUkraineWorld War IiYad VashemVolodymyr ZelenskyCommemorationNazi CollaborationAndriy Melnyk

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Kyiv, Ukraine
"Ukraines President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) attends the reburial ceremony of Andriy Melnyk at the National Military Memorial Cemetery near Kyiv on May 25, 2026."
Luxembourg
"The remains of Melnyk and his wife were exhumed from Luxembourg last week and then transported to Ukraine for reburial at Kyivs National Military Memorial, which opened last year for soldiers killed in Russias invasion of Ukraine."
Israel
"Israel criticized Ukraine Monday after President Volodymyr Zelensky gave full state honors to a Ukrainian nationalist leader who was part of a movement that collaborated with the Nazis during World War II."

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