Got into a conversation with someone today and I mentioned the Soviets liberated a lot of Nazi camps. They looked at me like I was evil and said "Well they're bombing innocent people today and accusing them of being Nazis"
I said that while I'm not a fan of modern Russia, the Azov Battalion is in fact Nazi, and Ukraine has had a Nazi problem for a while.
They didn't know who Azov are and just said "Well they're probably all gone now. They're just bombing innocent people."
I'm sick of people thinking I'm some kind of evil modern Russian oligarchy stan or crazy conspiracy theorist just because I acknowledge the fact that Nazis exist and are a big problem. If Ukraine wins, those strengthened Nazi groups that are supported by western aid and the Ukraine government are going to go full fascist.
I'd mention Stepan Bandera because he's held up as a hero by the current Kiev regime, not just Azov or other groups which can be dismissed as fringe (Right Sektor which uses the exact same symbols) and he was just a straight up Nazi collaborator.
"Slava Ukraini" (glory to Ukraine) and the reply "Glory to the heroes", comes directly from Bandera's OUN Nazis too. Since 2018, the official salute of Ukraine's army has been a slogan taken from Nazi collaborators, in replacement of the old greeting "Hello comrades". This shit ain't subtle.