““Some of the Ukrainian defenders are described as “fascist”, yet no negative description is attached to the Russian forces.”
You’ve already got that wish. The Russians have invaded the Ukraine and are slowly retaking it from its separation in 1991. And they are a fascist state. Not quite like Mussolini’s Italy, but in that direction.
As far as the Azov political group goes, some of the Ukrainian defenders are described as “fascist.” And there has been a lot of negative description in the near past attached to the Russian forces. And some of it was the truth.
There is no doubt the Russians have invaded the Ukraine. And they are slowly taking it. As far as Azov goes, Azov is a far-right all-volunteer infantry military unit whose members – estimated at 900 – are ultra-nationalists and accused of harboring neo-Nazi and white supremacist ideology. Can’t get much more fascist than that. And the number of them is greater than advertised as they have been fighting Russian forces since the start of the Donbas war in 2014. They continue to grow.
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Note that in 1991, the Presidents of 3 USSR SSRs: Russia (Yeltsin), Belarus and Ukraine, decided, JOINTLY, to split up the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Ukraine didn’t separate from Russia in 199q, both of them, along with Belarus, decided to end the union of Soviet socialist Republics
estimated at 900 – are ultra-nationalists and accused of harboring neo-Nazi and white supremacist ideology. Can’t get much more fascist than that.
***So... just being ACCUSED of harboring NAZI and white supremacist ideology is “can’t get much more fascist than that.” Incredible bullshiite. FR is constantly ACCUSED of harboring such things but it doesn’t exist as far as I can tell. You might as well stop posting on FR since we are ACCUSED of sumthin that “you can’t get more fascist than”.