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My bad: Ilya is indeed of Russian-Jewish origin.

I thought Ilya was from a Russian family who emigrated to Israel last century… You learn.

Whether Albania is in Eastern Europe is debatable. It was behind the Iron Curtain.

Russia is partially geographically sort of Eastern Europe, not in the union though. Israelis officials think it's in Europe too, and it's in the East.

What I meant was: has emotional ties to what happening in Ukraine. It could influence how they perceive the merits of a military collaboration. Many Poles for instance would be ready to do anything.

Sidenote: Even the name itself is typical eastern European + Jewish.

According to Wikipedia it's "the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Eliahu), meaning 'My God is Yahu/Jah.'"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya

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