Neo-Nazis

How Neo-Nazis Are Pushing To ‘Ukrainize’ Brazil

March 17, 2022 Brian Mier, Mintpress News. Educate! Brazil, Neo-Nazis, Russia, Ukraine, Wars and Militarism

São Paulo, Brazil – During the last two weeks, a small group of Brazilian bolsonaristas became social media celebrities as they crossed the border into Ukraine to fight against Russia – posing with assault rifles on Instagram, reciting prayers to the special forces, and sharing video monologues praising the brotherhood of people from around the world who had gathered in a training base near the Ukrainian city of Lviv to kill Russian “communists.” The group’s inexperience was demonstrated by the fact that most of their social media posts included their geo-location information. This all changed following a missile attack on the training base near Lviv on March 13, after which a series of more humble photos and videos began cropping up on their Twitter and Instagram feeds.

Neo-Nazis In Ukraine Fake Incidents To Gain More ‘Western’ Support

March 17, 2022 Moon of Alabama. Educate! Media, Neo-Nazis, Russia, Ukraine, Wars and Militarism

The notorious Azov Battalion, also known as the Azov Regiment, posted this video earlier this week on its Telegram channel. It announced that it had destroyed three Russian armored vehicles and four infantry fighting vehicles, and killed "many infantry." Then it released a picture of a dead man in uniform, purported to be a Russian general whom it had killed. It is difficult to verify these claims. The city of Mariupol, which has a population of 500,000, is primarily being defended by the Azov Battalion. Mariupol is also where the Azov Battalion, which is part of the Ukrainian National Guard and thus subordinate to the Interior Ministry, has set up its headquarters. Its fighters are well trained, but the unit is composed of nationalists and far-right radicals. Its very existence is one of the pretexts Russia has used for its war against Ukraine. Initially, Azov was a volunteer militia that formed in the city of Berdyansk to support the Ukrainian army in its fight against pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine.

The AFL-CIO’s Nazi Friendly Union In Ukraine

March 11, 2022 Giorgio Manfredi, Covert Action Magazine. Educate! AFL-CIO, Labor, Neo-Nazis, Ukraine

The AFL-CIO recently hosted a fundraiser by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) which aimed to support labor organizations in Ukraine assisting families suffering through the current crisis. One of the labor organizations is the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) which is a partner of the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center. The current chairman of KVPU is Mykhailo Volynets who is pictured on the left sitting next to his deputy, Ihor Kniazhansky, of the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion.

Plenty Of Fuel For Manufacturing Hate

March 10, 2022 Patrick Carey, Popular Resistance. Educate! Neo-Nazis, Propaganda, Russia, Ukraine

On the 7th March Maria Varenikova in The New York Times wrote that billboards were being put up along roadsides in Ukraine with “gigantic block letters” telling ordinary Russian residents of Ukraine in “profanity-laced language” to get out. This is part of an increasingly vitriolic campaign targeting the resident Russian population of Ukraine, the largest single Russian community outside of Russia in the world. In the 2001 Ukrainian census, 8,334,100 identified as ethnic Russians, 17.3% of the population. (Wikipedia) Driving it is the apparently widespread belief among Ukrainians that the Russian population is at best, lukewarm opponents of Putin’s invasion and at worst, enthusiastic supporters of it.

Ukrainian Extremists Prevent People From Leaving Mariupol City

March 6, 2022 Hala Zain, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Donetsk, Neo-Nazis, Russia, Ukraine, Wars and Militarism

Donetsk, Kiev, SANA - Ukrainian extremist battalions are preventing civilians from leaving the Ukrainian city of Mariupol through a humanitarian corridor, and took them as human shields, Deputy Head of the People’s Militia of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Eduard Basurin said on Thursday, March 3. Quoted by Sputnik, Basurin added that the city is suffering from lack of water in addition to the deteriorated humanitarian situation due to the practices of the Ukrainian extremists. He warned that the Ukrainian army personnel will be exposed to strict strikes if they don’t hand over their weapons. Ukrainian extremists executed Mayor of city of Kreminna, Vlodymyr Struk after abducting him from his home.

How Ukraine’s Jewish President Made Peace With Neo-Nazi Paramilitaries

March 5, 2022 Alexander Rubinstein And Max Blumenthal, The Grayzone. Educate! Media, Neo-Nazis, Russia, Ukraine, Wars and Militarism

Back in October 2019, as the war in eastern Ukraine dragged on, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Zolote, a town situated firmly in the “gray zone” of Donbas, where over 14,000 had been killed, mostly on the pro-Russian side. There, the president encountered the hardened veterans of extreme right paramilitary units keeping up the fight against separatists just a few miles away. Elected on a platform of de-escalation of hostilities with Russia, Zelensky was determined to enforce the so-called Steinmeier Formula conceived by then-German Foreign Minister Walter Steinmeier which called for elections in the Russian-speaking regions of Donetsk and Lugansk.

Text Of Putin’s Announcement Of Military Action

March 2, 2022 Consortium News. Educate! NATO, Neo-Nazis, Russia, Ukraine, Wars and Militarism

I consider it necessary today to speak again about the tragic events in Donbass and the key aspects of ensuring the security of Russia. I will begin with what I said in my address on February 21, 2022. I spoke about our biggest concerns and worries, and about the fundamental threats which irresponsible Western politicians created for Russia consistently, rudely and unceremoniously from year to year. I am referring to the eastward expansion of NATO, which is moving its military infrastructure ever closer to the Russian border. It is a fact that over the past 30 years we have been patiently trying to come to an agreement with the leading NATO countries regarding the principles of equal and indivisible security in Europe.

The Ukraine Crisis With Dan Cohen And Scott Ritter

March 1, 2022 Dan Cohen, Mintpress News. Resistance Report NATO, Neo-Nazis, Russia, Ukraine, US Imperialism

As the Ukraine crisis escalates, correspondent Dan Cohen is joined by former United Nations Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter. They contextualize the history of NATO deceptions, provocations, and the 7-year war on Donbas that led up to Russia’s invasion to “de-Nazify” Ukraine. Ritter compares the military capabilities of the US, NATO, and Russia, and explains how the US has armed neo-Nazi militias.

NATO’s Atlantic Council Promoted Ukraine’s Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion

February 27, 2022 Ben Norton, Multipolarista. Educate! Atlantic Council, NATO, Neo-Nazis, Russia, Ukraine, Wars and Militarism

The NATO military alliance’s de facto think tank, the Atlantic Council, promoted a notorious neo-Nazi militia in Ukraine, the Azov Battalion, in a 2014 article that depicted the fascist extremists as anti-Russian heroes. The Atlantic Council is one of the most powerful think tanks in Washington. With funding from the US State Department, numerous Western governments, NATO, and the weapons industry, it plays a key role in shaping US foreign policy, particularly toward Russia. The Atlantic Council published a report in June 2014 titled “The Battle For Mariupol.” It was little more than a press release for Azov, written by a reporter who embedded inside the neo-Nazi militia. The article was posted in the think tank’s “New Atlanticist” blog.

Western Media Fall In Lockstep For Neo-Nazi Publicity Stunt In Ukraine

February 24, 2022 John McEvoy, Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting. Educate! Media, Neo-Nazis, Propaganda, Ukraine, US Imperialism

When the corporate media push for war, one of their main weapons is propaganda by omission. In the case of the recent crisis in Ukraine, Western journalists have omitted key context about the expansion of NATO since the end of the Cold War, as well as US support for the Maidan coup in 2014 (FAIR.org, 1/28/22). A third and crucial case of propaganda by omission relates to the integration of neo-Nazis into the Ukrainian armed forces (FAIR.org, 3/7/14, 1/28/22). If the corporate media reported more critically about Western support for the neo-Nazi-infested Ukrainian security services, and how these forces function as a front-line proxy of US foreign policy, public support for war might be reduced and military budgets called into greater question.

Donbass Refugees: A Horror Without End

February 20, 2022 yalensis, The Free Online. Educate! Neo-Nazis, Refugees, Russia, Ukraine, Wars and Militarism

Editor note: Today I have this piece by war reporter Alexander Kots. He set out to find human interest stories among the over 10,000 refugees who have crossed over from the Donbass region into Russia, just in the past couple of days. Roughly half of these refugees are technically Russian citizens already, holding Russian passports. The other half being Ukrainian citizens who are resident in the Separatist-controlled Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR) and Luhansk Peoples Republic (LPR). The order (issued by the leaders of those republics) to evacuate women, children, and elderly was given this past Thursday, after the Ukrainian army opened massive artillery barrages on the line of demarcation, threatening massive damage and loss of life to the residential communities.

Neo-Nazis Active In Ukraine As White House Adds 3,000 Troops

February 9, 2022 Ben Chacko And John Wojcik, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Media, Neo-Nazis, Russia, Ukraine, US Imperialism, Wars and Militarism

The original roles in the drama seem to be reversed. Back in December, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Oleksii Reznikov was warning that “not provoking Russia—that strategy does not and will not work,” claiming that Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 because NATO hadn’t let it join. In fact, Georgia began that war by attacking South Ossetia, driving tens of thousands of Russian-speaking residents there to flee across the border into Russia, creating an unprecedented refugee crisis for that country. These details, however, rarely trouble Western politicians or journalists. In December, the US seemed much more reluctant to escalate matters. President Joe Biden said he would not deploy troops to Ukraine, and ruled out a military response to any Russian incursion.

Patriot Front Fascist Leak Exposes Nationwide Racist Campaigns

January 23, 2022 Chris Schiano And Dan Feidt, Unicorn Riot. Educate! Neo-Nazis, Patriot Front, Racism, White Supremacy

The detailed inner workings and operations of neo-Nazi organization Patriot Front have come to light after a massive leak from their chat servers. The exposed communications show coordination with their leader Thomas Rousseau to deface murals and monuments to Black lives across the United States, and intimate struggles to bolster morale through group activities like hiking and camping. This release includes more than 400 gigabytes of data published by Unicorn Riot. Ostensibly private, unedited videos and direct messages reveal a campaign to organize acts of racial hatred while indoctrinating teenagers into national socialism (Nazism). The information stands as a chilling reminder that fascist organizing thrives in secrecy and obscurity.

Violent Right Wing Groups Try To Organize In Bay Area

May 16, 2020 It's Going Down. Educate! Antifascist, Neo-Nazis, Right-Wing, San Francisco

Earlier this week, neo-Nazi group Patriot Front vandalized the front of the historic Gilman Street punk music venue (recently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic) with a stencil promoting its website and various stickers. The graffiti is only the latest in an ongoing campaign by Patriot Front members to promote the organization in the bay area. Local antifascist groups report that Patriot Front stickers have also been recently found (and quickly destroyed) around the UC Berkeley campus and in various bay area cities. Patriot Front is a re-brand of Vanguard America, which grew out of the neo-Nazi web-forum, Iron March. Violent paramilitary organizations such as Atomwaffen, which has been linked to several murders and bombing plots, also grew out of the same online space and such groups continue to have some crossover with Patriot Front.

Under Fire from Ukraine And Misperceived By The West

October 20, 2019 Eva Bartlett, Mintpress News. Educate! Neo-Nazis, Russia, Ukraine, Wars and Militarism

n September 2, I left the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don via minibus heading northwest to the border of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and on into Donetsk. For my first few days there, I rented an inexpensive apartment in the heart of the city. Walking on a long tree-lined and cafe-filled pedestrian walkway, life seemed normal. But I would soon find that for the people living in Donetsk, it is anything but. I passed a cafe where a former DPR leader and military commander, Alexander Zakharchenko, was assassinated by a remotely detonated bomb in August 2018. He was beloved, and as I stood there, two women stopped to pay respects and pray. Days later, at a transit hub in Donetsk, I met with Alexey Karpushev, a resident of the northern city of Gorlovka, an area hard-hit by Ukrainian bombing, and whose outskirts continue to be shelled near-daily.

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