Overview
- Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko took part in a Hanukkah candle-lighting inside the House of Government in Kyiv alongside Meyer Stambler and representatives of Ukraine’s Jewish community.
- She described the holiday as a victory of light over darkness and tied its meaning to Ukraine’s struggle for freedom and national recovery.
- Svyrydenko emphasized that all national communities who call Ukraine home should have equal, dignified opportunities to develop their cultures and traditions.
- She expressed solidarity with the people of Australia and offered condolences to the families of those affected by the Sydney terror attack at a Hanukkah festival.
- Ukrinform also noted President Volodymyr Zelensky’s message of sympathy, as Kyiv hosted a public menorah lighting on Maidan attended by diplomats and city officials.