Ukraine’s head rabbi set to return national medal over Bandera decision | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “The head rabbi of Ukraine and Kiev said on Tuesday he would reject a national award over the recent decision by the country’s outgoing president to declare ‘Nazi collaborator’ Stepan Bandera a national hero.
Viktor Yushchenko’s January 22 move has already fueled fierce debate in Ukraine, where Bandera is a controversial figure, with his mainly West Ukrainian supporters considering him a hero. An MP from Sevastopol in the Crimea burned his passport in protest against the move, and two people have challenged the decree in court.”