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In Ukraine, Ultra-Nationalists Are the ‘Good Guys’ (consortiumnews.com)

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Neo-Nazism's rise in Ukraine is due to the silent approval of Ukraine’s political and military elites who prefer to turn a blind eye because they rely on the far-right for their military potential, Ukrainian academic Marta Havryshko tells Natylie Baldwin. By Natylie Baldwin Special to Consor

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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

BBC, 2014: Ukraine underplays role of far right in conflict
Human Rights Watch, 2014: Ukraine: Unguided Rockets Killing Civilians
Consortium News, 2015: The Mess That Nuland Made Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland engineered Ukraine’s regime change without weighing the likely consequences.
The Hill, 2017: The reality of neo-Nazis in Ukraine is far from Kremlin propaganda
The Guardian, 2017: 'I want to bring up a warrior': Ukraine's far-right children's camp – video
WaPo, 2018: The war in Ukraine is more devastating than you know
Reuters, 2018: Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem
The Nation, 2019: Neo-Nazis and the Far Right Are On the March in Ukraine
openDemocracy, 2019: Why Ukraine’s new language law will have long-term consequences
Al Jazeera, 2022: Why did Ukraine suspend 11 ‘pro-Russia’ parties?

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History of Fascism in Ukraine: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV

[-] Grapho@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Don't believe your eyes, Putin has paid off your eyeballs and puppeteered all western media right up until 2020

[-] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

I mean. The war began in 2014 with Russia and Ukraine

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

The war begun when the west overthrew a democratically elected government triggering a civil war in Ukraine.

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