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I don't think the rise of far-right parties and ideologies in the West is something that can be blamed on Putin. He is exploiting it and sometime helping existi
by baud147258 5y ago
I don't think the rise of far-right parties and ideologies in the West is something that can be blamed on Putin. He is exploiting it and sometime helping existing groups and factions, but not much more.
And for Ukraine, the anti-Russian faction does have some facist/neo-nazis groups in it.
- w_t_payne 5y agoHe clearly isn't exclusively responsible, but he is a big part of the problem, and it is part of a hybrid warfare doctrine that's being actively and aggressively pursued. Similarly, those fascist/neo-nazi elements, whether in Ukraine or beyond, though supposedly anti-Russian, are to all practical purposes serving Putin's domestic political interests.
- trasz 5y agoWe know for a fact that Russia is donating money to European far-right groups.
- sofixa 5y agoIncluding old and "established" far right parties, like Marine Le Pen's Front National/Rassemblement National.