Russian mercenaries in Ukraine linked to far-right extremists

[turbinetree]

Wagner Group connected to white supremacists, Tech against Terrorism investigation finds

Mark Townsend
Sun 20 Mar 2022 05.15 EDT

Russian mercenaries fighting in Ukraine, including the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group, have been linked to far-right extremism including an organisation designated by the US as terrorist, analysis reveals.

Although Vladimir Putin says his “special military operation” is aimed at the “denazification” of Ukraine, an investigation has found links between pro-Russian forces and violent rightwing extremism, including those directly affiliated with Wagner.

One post on the messaging app Telegram, dated 15 March, shows the flag of the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM), a white-supremacist paramilitary organisation which the US lists as terrorist, allegedly flown by Moscow-backed separatists in Donetsk. The post was shared by a pro-Putin channel.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/20/russian-mercenaries-in-ukraine-linked-to-far-right-extremists

[RKP5637]

1. My thought on far-right extremists is wanting to raise hell and killing people, destroying

civilization. I often wonder about their political ideology other than a good time raising hell and killing people, destroying civilization and self-enrichment.

[turbinetree]

2. I look at him and his ilk as entrepreneur terrorists

[RKP5637]

4. Yes!!! n/t

[SheltieLover]

5. Yes!

[PatSeg]

6. Yes, people looking for a cause,

any cause to justify violence, like the guy in the bar who picks a fight because he is in the mood for a brawl - "What are you looking at asshole?" Well, these guys want an excuse to use their AK-47s. They all think they're Rambo.

[RKP5637]

7. Yep, exactly, IMO too! n/t

[abqtommy]

3. Russian mercenaries have been in Syria and Africa now for many years and some of

them are heading to Ukraine.

https://www.trtworld.com/europe/live-blog-it-will-take-years-to-defuse-explosives-ukraine-55606

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[Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the green light for up to 16,000 volunteers from the Middle East to be deployed alongside Russian-backed rebels to fight in Ukraine.]

https://www.voanews.com/a/experts-warn-russian-mercenaries-in-africa-may-be-headed-to-ukraine/6489731.html

[Russia has been deploying mercenaries to African countries for years. New reports indicate some of those battle-hardened soldiers may be heading to Ukraine to take part in Russia’s invasion of its neighbor. In this report, VOA’s Salem Solomon looks at what the addition of mercenaries into the Ukraine war might mean. VOA’s Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb contributed to the report. Video editor - Salem Solomon
Producer - Jason Godman Graphics - Anand Mistry]

There's a video available at the Africa link above. For many years many of us have
been writing about world-wide Fascism and how we'll need to fight it again. It's here.