Would they really have said yes admitting it?
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Would they really have said yes admitting it?The Chinese said NOPE!
This was brought up in Oliver Stone's 2016 documentary, supposedly these "Ukrainian Nazis" were terrorizing a Russian speaking population living in the eastern part of the country and has been the basis of some of the reasoning behind Putin's invasion.In 2014, the Azov unit, by its own drill Sgt's, account ,was 50% Nazi. Their words, not mine. Their own official spokesperson claimed it was "only" 10-20%.
Volunteer Ukrainian unit includes Nazis
Some members of the Azov Brigade fighting separatists are accused of abuses.www.usatoday.com
So is the word of their own representatives to be taken seriously? Was that Sgt. a Russian plant? The spokesperson as well? Possible, not likely. Were the avowed Nazis purged in the 8 years since?
Hard to say, but we do know that the Trump Administration specifically exempted them by name from receiving US Arms. US Senators from either party have mentioned this problem of Nazification in Ukraine and attempted to curtail it and draw attention to it.
All that I can say for certain is, the Right Sector in Ukraine is not a myth. The Azov Battalion does in fact use a Nazi Dark Sun and Panzer Swastika, in cheerful Ukrainian yellow-and-blue, and has expanded from 900 to 3,000 members since 2014, and is an official part of the Ukraine guard. The founders of Azov have made public statements that leave no room for interpretation, their own Officers have previously admitted to the problem, with no corrective measure even hinted at - so it seems reasonable to conclude there is something to it.
You can find numerous reports I do not know the validity of, alleging cease-fire violations by this very unit, numbering into the thousands, and statements of threats to Zelenskyy.
But there is so much Russian BS thrown into the mix - most notably perhaps a large number of very fake stories, investigated by Amnesty International surrounding a horrible event at Odesa - that it's impossible for us to know how bad the problem really is.
Anyway, I am not a Russian, but it's OK to be Russian.
The amount of Russophobic lemming behavior of "cancellation" is predictable, but still disheartening, and does nothing but play right into the hands of Putin propaganda. The net result of Russophobia is more confusion, chaos and death.
One example being Alexander Malofeev, classical pianist, who did in fact make statements against the war, but apparently not to the satisfaction of his censors. To expect Russian artists fearing for their families in Russia and Ukraine to make anti-Putin statements is extremely stupid and cruel, and again, only feeds Russian propaganda.
I'd guess much of the early Bundeswehr soldiers and leaders were former Nazis. I have no doubt there are young, frustrated, angry men in Ukraine seeking a flag-waving nationalist cause that borders on racism and fascism. Peoples opinions and mindsets change, and I expect even the most anti Semitic Ukrainian is now behind their president.In 2014, the Azov unit, by its own drill Sgt's, account ,was 50% Nazi. Their words, not mine.
It's not such a binary POV. Some of the Azov leadership are themselves Jewish and admirers of Israel. Andriy Biletsky, the founder of the Azov Battalion "explained that he regards Israel and Japan as role models for the development of Ukraine".That's a switch!
I think we can leave this part out.corruption-free governance
We'll said, I should have written corruption-reduced governance. Here in Canada our governments at all level suffer from corruption, but it's lightweight compared to what the former eastern bloc suffered.I think we can leave this part out.
Buff - great minds think alike!
This woman also deserves a medal!Brave Woman!
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