It's a shame Ukraine, doesn't.
Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller on National Geographic
White Supremacy
Episode aired Jan 5, 2022
According to Mariana these manifestos mirror the strategies and ideologies of terrorist groups, like al-Qaida and ISIS, and like with these extremist groups, there's military-level training involved.
Where are white supremacists headed for training? Ukraine.
The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, which started in February 2014, saw Ukraine's military overwhelmed and volunteer militia stepping in to fight. "Some of these militias believed in racist and neo-Nazi ideologies. But with a country desperate to defend itself, the Ukrainian government made a devil's bargain. They armed these militias, paid them, and ultimately legitimised them," Mariana explains in Trafficked.
"Extremist members recruited other extremists from around the world to come join the battle, including some Americans.
Ukraine became their training grounds in preparation for a race war back home."
Despite efforts by the local government to clamp down on extremist groups, Ukraine has become a hub for the global white supremacy movement.
As a smug-looking James Mason, an American neo-Nazi extremist, tells Mariana on camera: "They came back with some pretty glowing reports. I was delighted. Just delighted."
When prompted on whether "they" are Americans, Mason confirms with an evil smirk: "They were Americans, yes."
Rising racial tensions in America and increasing instability in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine create a fertile breeding ground for hate groups to fester and spread their poisonous spores in dark corners.
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https://twitter.com/ADL/status/1176238081688702981?s=20
ADL reverses stance on Neo-Nazis in Ukraine, says Ukrainian Neo-Nazis “don’t attack Jews”
March 25, 2022
Despite its self-proclaimed “anti-hate” mission, the ADL insisted in the email it “does not” consider Azov as the “far right group it once was.”
The Azov Battalion is a neo-Nazi unit formally integrated into the US government-backed Ukrainian military. Founded by Andriy Biletsky, who has infamously vowed to “lead the white races of the world in a final crusade…against Semite-led untermenschen,” Azov was once widely condemned by Western corporate media and the human rights industry for its association with Nazism. Then came the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
In the months that immediately followed, Azov led the Ukrainian military’s defense of Mariupol, the group’s longtime stronghold. As the militia assumed a frontline role in the war against Russia, Western media led a campaign to rebrand Azov as misunderstood freedom fighters while accusing its critics of echoing Kremlin talking points.
The New York Times has even referred to the unit as the “celebrated Azov Battalion.”
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