A false Russian theory argues that Euromaidan was organized by the United States through Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland.
In 2014, protests against President Yanukovych’s betrayal of his electoral program escalated to violence and death.
Russia and its fellow travelers present the 2022 war as a consequence of American-inspired “coups” in Ukraine. But there were no “coups.”
The Court of Teramo reconfirmed that secular courts cannot second-guess ecclesiastical judicial committees, nor forbid teachings on “ostracism.”
A controversy continues between scholars affirming and denying Ilyin’s crucial influence on Putin. Perhaps his influence is different than many believe.
Yes, there are some neo-Nazis in Ukraine, both anti-Russian and pro-Russian. No, Ukraine is not in need of a “denazification.”
Any analysis of neo-Nazism in Ukraine should consider that there are Nazis fighting in the pro-Russian camp, too, perhaps more than on the other side.
According to its most prominent Western academic scholar, the elite battalion “is not Nazi” but does include some Nazis among its founders and fighters.
In 2004, a new Nazi group emerged and was promptly denounced by Russia. But it had been created by pro-Kremlin agents.
As in other countries, neo-Nazism was a minor phenomenon before 2014, although it was responsible of serious crimes.