Leaders of Ukraine's Jewish community have come out strongly in support of the Kiev government in its conflict with Russia, rejecting Moscow's accusations that their country is now a hotbed of antisemitism.

Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko denounced antisemitism and Putin’s Russia during a speech to business leaders in Tel Aviv on Monday.

The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Lviv told participants at a Jewish learning conference that France has a bigger antisemitism problem than his country.