Yuschenko might not be an anti-semite himself but his supporters are mostly Nationalists that are. Most of the people that we (meaning my husband and I,) know who speak russian are in our own synagogue (in LA) and they are very worried about Nationalists getting control in Ukraine. Yanukovych is an "Oligarch" and a liberal but not a Nationalist at least. Even through Kuchma is definitely an anti semite. Remember what he said when the Ukrainian battle ship shot down the Israeli pane that was flying Russian Jews home for the holiday? "It could of been worse." What a facist! Who ever won in Ukraine it would'nt be too great for Ukrainian Jews. I'm surprised Israel got involved, maybe they hope all the Jewish Ukrainians will come home to Israel now?
Nationalist are always minority, I’m aware that they supported Yushchenko but he had much larger electorate. Now to become reliable president he will ignore radicals.