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[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Anyone crying about nato and specifically citing the ukrainian azov battalion. Is almost certainly a Russian Z Nazi or supporter of them. It's an easy way to identify them since it's an oddly specific combonation of groups to hate.

And for the record. Azov never would have existed if russia didn't start a war against Ukraine in 2014.. eat me

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org -2 points 4 days ago

Azov never would have existed if russia didn’t start a war against Ukraine in 2014… eat me

OK. But nobody invoking them now is all that concerned with that.

Personally I got a kick out of Gravel Institute posting a video about Nazis in the Ukraine military talking about Azov shortly before Russia attacked in 2022, and then pulling it down shortly afterward because more or less their exact point was now considered to be Russian far right propaganda. Just such a beautiful example of how things like that can change.