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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVolunteer Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 102)
For the putinistas, these are the far right assholes, like a christian ISIS- just FYI-
(not like they would watch this anyway )
VICE
Published on Mar 18, 2015
As the conflict in eastern Ukraine continues, thousands of foreign soldiers are joining the fight alongside the pro-Russia separatists of the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). While the majority of these soldiers are from Russia, a growing number of volunteers from western Europe, and even as far as Brazil, are joining the ranks of the separatist forces.
VICE News traveled to eastern Ukraine to meet volunteer fighters from Spain, Brazil, Serbia, and France, to find out what inspired them to take up arms and risk their lives on front lines with the DNR.
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Volunteer Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 102) (Original Post)
snooper2
Mar 2015
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Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)1. Interesting. It's a bit messy over there, isn't it?
And this doesn't quite fit the standard narratives.
These guys aren't Russian military. Nor are they especially nice guys.
They're fighting fascism and US and NATO imperialism, they say.
Pick your team of fascists.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)4. They and the Azov battalion can both claim
to be fighting fascists.
Ain't war grand?
delrem
(9,688 posts)2. I think you guys should quit with the "to the putinistas" crap, in your OPs.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)3. so just leave it in the replies only?
delrem
(9,688 posts)5. Just cut the hateful crap.
Writing an OP and, in it, claiming that folk who don't agree with your view on the Ukraine are "putinistas" and "lick pooti-poot's boots" and so on just drags DU into the gutter.
So, you guys have made that kind of gutter talk the norm at DU over the past year. That doesn't make it right.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)6. it's a corporate agenda
LOL
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)7. ttt