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Draft-dodging plagues Ukraine as Kyiv faces acute soldier shortage (www.politico.eu)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We're kept being told that Ukrainians want to fight, but the reality is that the Ukrainian regime is forcing people to fight against their will. This is what the west is supporting in Ukraine.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Of course you’re not going to dig into them, you already know you’re right.

Anglosphere corporate media reported on Ukraine’s Nazi problem many times for nearly a decade, and then suddenly stopped in 2022.

The Guardian, 2014: Azov fighters are Ukraine's greatest weapon and may be its greatest threat
The Hill, 2017: The reality of neo-Nazis in Ukraine is far from Kremlin propaganda
Reuters, 2018: Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem
Atlantic Council, 2018: Ukraine’s Got a Real Problem with Far-Right Violence (And No, RT Didn’t Write This Headline)
The Nation, 2019: Neo-Nazis and the Far Right Are On the March in Ukraine

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Now they only complain that embarrassing Nazi insignia keep appearing in their photos & footage of Ukrainian troops for some reason.

NYT last year: Nazi Symbols on Ukraine’s Front Lines Highlight Thorny Issues of History