Ultranationalism + Socialism = Fascism
What is more descriptive of Putin’s government than that? He even has his brown shirts (Night Wolves Bikers). Yet he wants to frighten the west by pointing out neo-Nazis who, in fact, exist in the Ukraine but don’t control the government. Putin’s play book isn’t original but it does seem to be working in the absence of any western leadership worth the name.
We’ve got a president who can’t be bothered to attend his own national security council meetings let alone provide any leadership.
Actually they do have a great degree of control in the new Ukraine government. It’s all out there, just google and read.
They have significant positions of power and authority.