Take a deep breath, count to 10 - people here in the UK often seem to get angry at me when I tell them this. Did you know Ukraine really does have a Nazi problem? It goes back to WW2 when the Nazi's occupied Ukraine, even before that a lot of Ukrainians fought on that side, then later assisted with dealing with the "untermensch."
The Russians know about it though - after being attacked by these Nazis for the last few years they finally took action:
https://www.rt.com/russia/551975-nazi-influence-ukrainian-politics/
Cue more foaming at the mouth about propaganda, but you can cross reference this easily to verify it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Battalion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan_Bandera
Plenty more about if you want to read more. It isn't the case that all Ukrainians are Nazis, of course, but the ideology has been allowed to flourish to a much greater degree than I would have expected, this is much more than some harmless eccentrics espousing entertaining conspiracy theories. Having studied this a bit I'm now more worried about the motives of the blue and yellow flag waving Ukrainian supporters round here than the threat of nuclear missiles! Are they all Nazi's too? :)
While the Western media seemingly tries to hide or downplay this at present, in comparison right wing activists are jailed in the UK for merely expressing ideas less extreme than these. This conflict could have been avoided if the Ukrainians had been kinder to their Russian neighbors and countrymen, which is partly down to everyone else not taking any notice, and could be resolved more quickly if they can agree to do better in future. And I think we can have some faith in the Russian's good intentions, if there were Nazi's in Mexico shelling California it wouldn't take years before the tanks went across the border! So far as resolving this goes - what would Nelson Mandela suggest if he was still about? The end of apartheid in South Africa might be a useful example of how opposing groups in a single country can shake hands and put aside their differences.
The Russians know about it though - after being attacked by these Nazis for the last few years they finally took action:
https://www.rt.com/russia/551975-nazi-influence-ukrainian-politics/
Cue more foaming at the mouth about propaganda, but you can cross reference this easily to verify it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Battalion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan_Bandera
Plenty more about if you want to read more. It isn't the case that all Ukrainians are Nazis, of course, but the ideology has been allowed to flourish to a much greater degree than I would have expected, this is much more than some harmless eccentrics espousing entertaining conspiracy theories. Having studied this a bit I'm now more worried about the motives of the blue and yellow flag waving Ukrainian supporters round here than the threat of nuclear missiles! Are they all Nazi's too? :)
While the Western media seemingly tries to hide or downplay this at present, in comparison right wing activists are jailed in the UK for merely expressing ideas less extreme than these. This conflict could have been avoided if the Ukrainians had been kinder to their Russian neighbors and countrymen, which is partly down to everyone else not taking any notice, and could be resolved more quickly if they can agree to do better in future. And I think we can have some faith in the Russian's good intentions, if there were Nazi's in Mexico shelling California it wouldn't take years before the tanks went across the border! So far as resolving this goes - what would Nelson Mandela suggest if he was still about? The end of apartheid in South Africa might be a useful example of how opposing groups in a single country can shake hands and put aside their differences.