I was deployed to Uzbekistan. They seemed OK; more secular than Muslim, liked their vodka, Uzbek women wore whatever they pleased, spoke to us in English or Russian, and they all hated Afghanistan.
Putin referring to “Ukrainians, Tatars, & Jews” sounds like typical Muscovite contempt for non-Russians in general. Maybe he’ll start quoting from the Protocols of the Elders of Zion next.