Will dropbox be blocked in Russia?

Technically the term Ukrainian Jew is a simplification for those unfamiliar with the land. You are not considered Ukrainian if you are Jewish from the Ukraine to a good plurality of people. This is how nationalists think. This is why saying Slava Ucraini (and Slava Rusi) should result in jail time for hate speech. Ukrainian is an ethnicity and saying such implies race.

Jewish people from Podolia are mostly Litvaks who settled during the Lithuanian-Polish Commonwealth. Chassidism grew and Podolia became the center of orthodox culture in the world for about 100 years. 

The Russian Empire did not necessarily treat Jewish people great either. Jews before the mass extermination by Ukrainian nationalists in 1919 were mostly pro-Western. They were relegated to a shadow economic system by the Ukrainians, and in the cities, like today, people more or less got along just fine. Some Jewish people even spoke Ukrainian then, and some of those even worked for Petliura.

However, the rebels of the Chassadim spoke Russian to rebel against strict religion. Russian was the cool kids language, and you will note on many immigration papers the children of emigres listed Russian as their primary language. Canadian immigration authorities only considered you a Ukrainian immigrant if you spoke Ukrainian as well. There were differences in settlement based on this in the diaspora. Ukrainians and Jews from the Ukraine didn't really commingle in the new country...for obvious reasons I have explained.

Why would Zelensky sign this racist law that came into effect January 16th of 2022? This was the final straw for Putin. Government officials faced prison for speaking Russian. Seems kind of odd when you know 50% of the country speaks Russian natively and they want to keep control of breakaway territories. 

While I can educate you on the history of the Ukraine and the minority populations for hours, it comes down to this, banning Russia and Russians is ridiculous. Dropbox should restore access to Crimea as well. This is not because I like Putin or support the war. I oppose repressing anyone, and I will fight for a free and independent Ukraine. People in the West however need to chill out and educate themselves on what is going on, and why it is happening. This is a USA/NATO problem firstly. Ukrainian nationalists who do bad things to minorities is secondary. There are also Russian nationalists doing the same.

Everyone needs to calm down and think rationally. My business lost a lot of money because of this war. My plans to expand in Kyiv are scrapped forever. There is no way back. Nobody wishes for peace more than me. However, I will not allow misconceptions and lies to pervade regardless of who accomplishes what in this war. We all will lose, but the truth of history shall be preserved.

If you'd like more rabbinical resources or sources on information I am happy for anyone to learn more. History wouldn't have repeated if people would have valued truth instead of emotion.