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Weird, the only country westoids demands reparations from is the one who stands against western imperialism (lemmy.ml)

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 weeks ago

No, the west coup'd Yanukovych for rejecting their IMF loan in favor of a Russian loan, then supported the Banderites.

From davel's compilation, again:

BBC, 2014: Ukraine underplays role of far right in conflict
Human Rights Watch, 2014: Ukraine: Unguided Rockets Killing Civilians
The Hill, 2017: The reality of neo-Nazis in Ukraine is far from Kremlin propaganda
The Guardian, 2017: 'I want to bring up a warrior': Ukraine's far-right children's camp – video
WaPo, 2018: The war in Ukraine is more devastating than you know
Reuters, 2018: Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem
The Nation, 2019: Neo-Nazis and the Far Right Are On the March in Ukraine
openDemocracy, 2019: Why Ukraine’s new language law will have long-term consequences
Jacobin, 2022: A US-Backed, Far Right–Led Revolution in Ukraine Helped Bring Us to the Brink of War
Consortium News, 2022: Evidence of US-Backed Coup in Kiev
Al Jazeera, 2022: Why did Ukraine suspend 11 ‘pro-Russia’ parties?
History of Fascism in Ukraine: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV

Groups like Azov have been folded in officially. The Kiev regime upholds Stepan Bandera and uses likeness for propaganda. Nazis infest Ukrainian leadership:

The east supported Yanukovych, and that's why the far-right Banderites couping him kicked off the war.