03.05.2022, Moscow.
The Ukrainian neo-Nazis should not be overestimated, but underestimating them is fraught with the risk of misunderstanding the nature of the unfolding processes, Rossa Primavera News Agency editorial published on June 2 reads.
Earlier, political scientist and leading expert of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS) Oleg Nemensky said that Poland, as well as its allies, might interfere in the situation in Ukraine. He stressed that such an intervention could affect the nature of the conflict. “That’s when Azov (organization whose activities are banned in Russia) will really be almost forgotten,” the expert added.
Nemensky also noted that the West has never been interested in the fate of Ukraine more than is essential for a tool to weaken Russia. The West has equated Ukraine with African countries and is not particularly worried about far-right forces. “These [‘Ukrainian’] tribes have their far-right elements, but they are wild, it can’t be helped,” he said.
“On the one hand, one should not overestimate Ukrainian neo-Nazis, but on the other hand, their underestimation is fraught with a misunderstanding of the nature of the unfolding processes . Nemensky believes that in Europe Ukraine is considered something like an African country, and no one takes neo-Nazis seriously there.
However, Ukraine is a large European country with a developed industry and not a small population. Nationalism in Ukraine has its roots in the first third of the last century and has managed not only to gain a foothold, but has essentially taken control of the state, “consolidating” it with itself – neo-Nazis in Ukraine now not only occupy key positions, but have permeated the entire society.
Now part of that society will pour into Europe in the guise of refugees… Should Europeans take Ukrainian nationalism so lightly?”
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
