EDIT: These images were released by the US yesterday as a catalog of US Defense attache Col. Stewart's activities in Ukraine. This is fresh slop.

  • Mike_Penis [any]
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    4 years ago

    I mean it's not just nazis that are fighting against separatists.

    • Awoo [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Of course, but what is pictured is the US attache working with nazis and saluting the grave of a nazi from the same group, Right Sector.

      With that said, it isn't that much of a stretch to say that much of the Ukrainian military are nazis or nazi sympathisers. It's fash all the way down. Ukrainian military positions on the front right now are openly flying nazi flags all over the place.

      • Mike_Penis [any]
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        4 years ago

        yeah that shit's weird. Like you'd have to hate Russia so much to fly the flag of the army that wanted to exterminate your entire race.

        Also whenever I see people mention this it just makes me think that they want Russia to win or something idk. Ukraine sucks but so does Russia so it's going to be shit if Ukraine keeps its territory or not.

        • Awoo [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          https://youtu.be/jacKwoEHpaw

          Watching this doc does a lot to help understand the history of it, why these symbols and colours are used, where it all comes from. It's not weird, it's just that hardly anyone knows much about Ukraine, it gets lumped into the EU block a lot when it is in fact absolutely steeped in fascist organising at all levels.

        • Awoo [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          Right Sector aren't part of the Ukrainian army. They are a separate "volunteer fighter" organisation that is explicitly neofascist.