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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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[–] CarlMarks@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

UA has integrated neo-Nazis into the upper levels of their military and seem to make decisions based on their ideas. They have increased funding for groups like Azov, who have been running little Hitler Youth camps for years, and have recently integrated them into a larger and more powerful Nazi force.

[–] Wether@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Thanks, I hadn't heard of Baxi before. Do you have any links where I can read some more about any of this?

[–] CarlMarks@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sorry that was a typo, it was supposed to say Nazi. Here's a UA propaganda outlet describing the reorg: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/51054

[–] Wether@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago