Washington Post: 'Neo-Nazis are exploiting Russia’s war in Ukraine for their own purposes,' by Rita Katz | Articles and Analysis | Articles

Washington Post: 'Neo-Nazis are exploiting Russia’s war in Ukraine for their own purposes,' by Rita Katz | Articles and Analysis | Articles



Washington Post: "Neo-Nazis are exploiting Russia’s war in Ukraine for their own purposes," by Rita Katz Rita Katz Articles And Analysis March 14, 2022
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“Hi can you please forward a message since two of us are trying to get a carshare from germany to ukraine going,” reads a Feb. 26 message forwarded to a popular neo-Nazi Web channel.

“We are 3 french, leaving Strasbourg tomorrow morning with our car,” another message answered. “There is place for 2 german fighters.”

These are the types of conversations that have flooded Western neo-Nazi and white-nationalist venues online every day since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine: users organizing carpools, plotting how to cross the Poland-Ukraine border to join the fight against Russia. 

Their goal is not to defend Ukraine as we know it — a multiethnic, democratically minded society led by a Jewish president. 

Some neo-Nazis simply see this new war as a place to act out their violent fantasies. 

For others, though, the force pulling them toward the conflict is a shared vision for an ultranationalist ethno-state. 

They see Ukraine as a golden opportunity to pursue this goal and turn it into a model to export across the world.

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Affiliation (FRFL): Neo-Nazi,Ultranationalist
Group Names (FRFL): Azov Battalion
Locations (FRFL): Europe, North America, Ukraine