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Die Unken-Rufe bei den #Vatnik Accounts auf Telegram und Twitter mit „Die Ukrainische 🇺🇦 Offensive bei #Zaporizhia / Süd-#Donetzk sei gescheitert“ ist herrlich. Es sind übrigens die gleichen Accounts, die das bei #Kharkiv & #Kherson auch geschrieben haben. Ein paar Fakten:
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Unabhängig davon, dass die Front-Karten sowohl der 🇺🇦 als auch 🇷🇺 Seite einen stetigen Fortschritt beim Geländegewinn der AFU🇺🇦 zeigen, gibt es noch ein paar andere Faktoren die man bei diesen Accounts nicht zu lesen bekommt:
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1. AFU🇺🇦 hat bis zu 35. Brigaden (ganz genau weiß man es nicht) für die Offensive bereit. 11 davon sind mit westlichem Material ausgestattet. — bisher sind ca. 3-4 davon bei den Offensiven Operationen an der Front aktiv. — damit dürfte das Verhältnis einigermaßen klar werden.
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In today's #vatnik soup, I'll introduce a Spanish-Russian "journalist" & political scientist,Liubov "Liu" Sivaya (@liusivaya). She's best-known for her YouTube channel where she spreads pro-Kremlin narratives and denies war crimes conducted by the Russian military for money.
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I consider Sivaya to be a part of the group of "relatively attractive, young women who do pro-Kremlin propaganda" along with people like Mira Terada, Maria Butina, Alina Lipp and Anna Chapman.
She'll probably join some Prigozhin-run propaganda committee in the near future.
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She'll probably join some Prigozhin-run propaganda committee in the near future.
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Sivaya has lived in Spain for 10 years, and she's claimed and received Spanish citizenship, and on occasion she has exhibited both passports online in order to defend herself from critics, whilst being fully aware that Spain does not allow double citizenship with Russia.
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Heute Email von Frau Dr. rer. nat. (50 J.):
"Aus dem Bericht dieses österr. Oberst [Reisner; war mein Hinweis] habe ich geschlossen, dass die Ukrainer v.a. von den Amis verheizt werden. Also muss der Krieg beendet werden, indem alle Verhandlungsbefürworter weltweit gemeinsam 👇
"Aus dem Bericht dieses österr. Oberst [Reisner; war mein Hinweis] habe ich geschlossen, dass die Ukrainer v.a. von den Amis verheizt werden. Also muss der Krieg beendet werden, indem alle Verhandlungsbefürworter weltweit gemeinsam 👇
Druck aufbauen (auch auf das "zivilisierte" US-Amerika). Die Alternative scheint ja nur ein massiver Einsatz von schwersten Waffen und NATO-Schlag zu sein, weil die UKR es sonst nicht schafft. Wo soll das hinführen? Sagen Sie mir nicht, dass ist die Meinung dieser links-grünen 👇
Blümchenzüchter [sie ist Grünen-Mitglied]. Die sind in meiner Umgebung nämlich alle keine Pazifisten mehr und für Waffen! (...) Europa hat seinen Zenit überschritten. Jetzt sind mal andere dran (...) Sich den schönen Dingen widmen ist wohl die beste Überlebensstrategie." 👇
In today's #vatnik soup I'll introduce a Ukrainian politician, Ponzi-schemer & traitor Denis Pushilin. He's best-known for being the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), a made-up puppet state of Russia. He's also met with Steven Seagal, an actor-turned-propagandist.
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Between 1999 and 2000, Denis served in Crimea under the National Guard of Ukraine. After his military career, he tried to study Enterprise Economics at Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, but couldn't finish his degree.
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After his treacherous dealings with the Russians, Pushilin was involved in a Russian Ponzi-scheme (an investment fraud that pays existing investors with funds collected from new investors) called MMM. Between 1989 and 1994 this scam cost its participants millions of ...
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll introduce a Russian blogger, "independent journalist" and propagandist, Semen Pegov. He's best-known for his work at WarGonzo, a military project associated with the Russian military intelligence service GRU.
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Pegov started his journalism/propagandist career as a TV journalist for the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Company in 2006. He was covering the Russo-Georgian War from the invaded Abkhazia, while working for a local TV channel.
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In 2020, he was detained by Belarusian police while covering the protests held by the supporters of presidential candidate and opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Minsk.He was naturally released soon after, thanks to the intervention of the Russian Foreign Ministry.3/15
In today's #vatnik soup, I'll introduce a Spanish writer, colonel and attention-seeker,Pedro Baños. He's best-known for his takes on "geostrategy" (his Twitter handle is @geoestratego), for his hate on "Anglo-Saxon" world and for his long-lasting, low-key support for Russia.
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Baños started his long military career in the early 80's, and he was even the head of Counterintelligence and Security of the European Army in Strasbourg during the early 2000's. In 2017 he published a book called "Así se domina el mundo" ("How They Rule The World").
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The book focuses on the idea that world is ruled via realpolitik, a system of politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations. British writer Jeremy Duns compared the Spanish and English versions of the book, and noticed that Baños had deleted...
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In today's #vatnik soup, I'll introduce an Irish writer and retired journalist, Eoin Ó Murchú (@Eomurchu). Ó Murchú is a devout communist and a contributor to Tuairisc.ie (@tuairiscnuacht), a @ForasnaGaeilge funded Irish language website.
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As you can guess, this self-described "professional journalist" (probably, "independent", too) has spread more Russian narratives than TASS and RT combined. Usually you see people picking up the stories that fit their world view, but Eoin just went and picked them ALL.
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Before the full-scale invasion, Ó Murchú was of course skeptical about Russia attacking Ukraine. He stated that the invasion wouldn't have any purpose, and that the only way the war could start is by "US agents" conducting a false flag attack in Donbas and by stopping NS2.
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll talk about children, and especially the children of the Russian propagandists and politicians. It seems that the Kremlin-elite doesn't want to send their children to fight in Ukraine, but rather provide them with Western luxuries and education.
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I have previously written about Kremlin folk who often criticize the West while vacationing on various European hotspots. Some of these include the Russian Deputy Minister of Defense, Timur Ivanov and his wife, and the press secretary for Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov.
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In the midst of the Russian mobilization and the Great Exodus, Putin called those who leave Russia and turn to the West "scum and traitors to their homeland". The "We all must do our part" rhetoric has been constantly parroted in the Russian media,...
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll introduce an American troll and opportunist, Jackson Hinkle (@jacksonhinklle). Hinkle is best-known for his pro-Russian and pro-Putin views, for his feeble attempts at getting attention and for his monetization of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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In 2019 he ran for the San Clemente City Council, but wasn't elected. His main campaign points were to stop the building of a toll road, and legalizing drugs and prostitution. After this election, Hinkle must've thought "This cute boy approach isn't working, I'll just go...
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...full edgelord asshole - it worked for Trump, why not for me?" Or maybe he had a chat with Tulsi Gabbard, who had a quite similar transformation around that time, and who left the Democratic Party to fight the "elitist cabal of warmongers". Or maybe he noticed...
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll continue introducing Russian propagandists, and I'll talk about a man named Dmitry Kiselyov. Kiselyov has been the head of Rossiya Segodnya, a Russian state-controlled media group,since 2013 & has a very big role in Russian propaganda narratives.
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In addition to directing Rossiya Segodnya, Kiselyov serves as the deputy director of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. Dmitry started working for TV and radio during the late 80's. In the early 90's he worked as a host for the program called...
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..."Television News Service", but due to his refusal to read prepared texts regarding Soviet repression of protests in Vilnius, he was sacked.
During the mid-90's, Kiselyov even hosted a program called "Window to Europe" and received an European Commission grant...
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During the mid-90's, Kiselyov even hosted a program called "Window to Europe" and received an European Commission grant...
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Wer ist @BrennpunktUA, vormals @patriot_singles/"Vatnik Hunter"❓
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Ob nun #MarkusHaintz himself, PsyOp-Expertin #VickyRichter oder jemand nahestehendes, aber an den 180°-Wandel hin zu aufrichtigem 🇺🇦-Support glaube ich nicht!
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Ob nun #MarkusHaintz himself, PsyOp-Expertin #VickyRichter oder jemand nahestehendes, aber an den 180°-Wandel hin zu aufrichtigem 🇺🇦-Support glaube ich nicht!
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Laut dem Analysedienst BotSentinel hat er oder sie das Twitter Handle am 06.02.23 umbenannt. botsentinel.com/profile/136080…
Der älteste, über das Web-Archiv noch auffindbare Tweet ist dieser: Dort wird auf die Seite patriot-singles.com verwiesen.
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In today's #vatnik soup, I'll introduce a Russian TV presenter and propagandist, Olga "Iron Doll of Putin" Skabeyeva. She's best-known for her hot takes on the Russo-Ukrainian War on Russian TV.
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Skabeyeva rose to fame while covering the Pussy Riot trial during 2012 and 2013. She was also covering the Russian anti-government rallies provoked by various Russian opposition figures, including Boris Nemtsov, Mikhail Kasyanov and Alexei Navalny.
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Since 2016 Skabeyeva and her husband Yevgeny Popov have been hosting together a show on Russia-1 called 60 Minut. The whole show is basically a pro-Putin propaganda show broadcasting outrageous lies and disinformation to support the official Russian narratives.
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll be introducing an American journalist, author and a podcaster, Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled). Ames is best-known for being the editor of the eXile tabloid in Moscow between 1997 and 2008, and for co-hosting the Radio War Nerd podcast.
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Mark established the eXile in 1997 while living in Moscow. Shortly after starting it, he hired Matt Taibbi to work with him. The tabloid consisted of articles mainly on politics, organized crime, prostitution, sex and drug use.
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In 2000 Taibbi and Ames published a book about their adventures in Russia called "The eXile: Sex, Drugs, and Libel in the New Russia". Based on an Observer interview from 2000 Ames quickly delved into sexual escapades with Russian ladies, stating that getting attention...
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll introduce a British euroskeptic, pro-Russian and anti-American author, John Laughland. He's best-known for his work for the Russia-funded Institute of Democracy and Cooperation and for Thierry Baudet's political party, Forum voor Democratie.
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He worked at the French Institute of Democracy and Cooperation from 2008 until 2018. It is an association founded by a Russian attorney Anatoly Kucherena. Kucherena is probably best-known for acting as a lawyer for both Viktor Yanukovych and Edward Snowden.
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The think tank aims to provide a"symmetrical response" to the human rights violation allegations that organizations like Freedom House introduce,meaning that they'll explain these scenarios from the Russian point of view.The institute is funded by Russian Presidential grants.3/16
German activist @uheyden wrote an article for the German magazine @jungewelt quoting Larisa Shesler.
He attacks @DLF journalist @Adlerdradio by labeling her sources as "Ukrainian nationalists".
Let's have a look at @uheyden's sources in this 🧵
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He attacks @DLF journalist @Adlerdradio by labeling her sources as "Ukrainian nationalists".
Let's have a look at @uheyden's sources in this 🧵
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First, @uheyden does not even question Larisa Shesler's questionable understanding of international law but uncritically adopts her position that no Ukrainians were kidnapped because they are now Russian citizens. /2
This is Larisa Shesler speaking at the "Russian Kharkov" conference organized by Sergey Moiseev's organization "Rus Triune" & Tatyana Pop's organization "Grandchildren". I will talk about both in other threads. For now, let's look at this conference's participants. /3
In today's #vatnik soup and the edition of "You pronounced this nonsense, not me", I'll discuss the rather novel "Edelweiss neo-Nazi unit" narrative that was also repeated in Putin's speech of 21 Feb, 2023.
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It's worth noting that this part of the speech was borrowed from one of Putin's propagandist, Dmitry Kiselyov, who claimed on state TV that Ukraine is "legalizing the fascist Edelweiss [unit]". He's a propagandist that deserves his own soup entry in the near future.
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But let's review what Putin said in his speech:
"Recently, one of the brigades of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, I'm ashamed to say, was named Edelweiss, same as a Hitler's division that participated in the deportation of Jews, executions of prisoners of war, and punitive...
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"Recently, one of the brigades of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, I'm ashamed to say, was named Edelweiss, same as a Hitler's division that participated in the deportation of Jews, executions of prisoners of war, and punitive...
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In today's #vatnik soup we'll make our first trip to beautiful Slovakia to meet a Slovak politician and ex-Prime Minister, Robert Fico. Fico is best-known for leading the SMER-SD party and for his pro-Russian politics and views.
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Fico has a long history in politics, and he's joined the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia already in 1986. He was elected as an MP in 1992. During the 90's Robert represented Slovakia as a legal counsel at the European Court of Human Rights, losing all 14 of his cases.
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In 1999 Fico and his associates launched SMER, a new political party on the left. He restricted everyone with ties to the previous communist regime or people who had background in other political parties from holding party office, ...
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll tell the tragicomedic saga of a Finnish political party, Valta Kuuluu Kansalle ("Power to the People"; VKK). It is one of the two parties with pro-Russian stances (the other is Vapauden liitto, "The League for Freedom").
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Most of the people involved in these parties were ridiculed even before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but after Feb, 2022, after they've come out with their true pro-Russian colors, they are basically the laughingstock of the whole country.
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This we can attribute to three things: 1) high level of digital literacy in education, 2) our recent history and wars we had with the Soviet Union, and 3) these people are generally simpletons whose projects will almost always implode because of internal conflicts.
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll be introducing an American journalist, author and lawyer, Glenn Greenwald. He's best known for revealing the classified documents from Edward Snowden about the American and British surveillance programs.
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Greenwald started blogging about national security after 9/11. Based on his 2006 book, "How Would a Patriot Act?" he was strongly in support for the Iraq war and had wrote that "I had not abandoned my trust in the Bush administration".
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At some point he's worldview seemed to shift more towards anti-Americanism & he became increasingly critical of "mainstream media". Many have characterized Greenwald as being on the "political Left", but to be honest I don't even know what that means policy-wise these days.
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll talk about sanctions and business in Russia. Most of the data and discussion points come from recently published work titled "Less than Nine Percent of Western Firms Have Divested from Russia" by Evenett & Pisani.
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In my previous soup, I have written how the Western sanctions are circumvented in Russia. The most common method for this is using third party countries for importing products. Especially Eurasian countries such as Kazakhstan are common import points for Western products.
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Russia has also made "parallel import" legal, which means that almost any product can be imported to Russia without the permission of the trademark owner. The problem with this is that these products have no guarantee.
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll introduce an American investigative journalist and political writer, Seymour "Sy" Hersh. His recent article suggested that the Nord Stream bombing is connected to the US, Sweden and Norway and that it was ordered by no other than Joe Biden.
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Let's begin with the obvious: Hersh is an accomplished journalist whose reporting is widely known around the world. His first big story was exposing the 1969 My Lai massacre and its cover-up during the Vietnam War.
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In the 70s, he covered the Watergate scandal and in 2004 he reported on the torture and abuse of prisoners taking place in Abu Ghraib, Iraq. He's won 5 George Polk awards, a Pulitzer price and two National Magazine Awards.
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Ich möchte hiermit eindringlich vor dem Post Vac Scam warnen. Es ist einfach ein neuer Spin direkt aus dem Kreml.
Viele sind zu naiv um mitzubekommen was das für ein falsches Spiel da gespielt wird.
Diese Lüge kommt aus der gleichen Richtung wie die Anti-Impfkampagnen…
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Viele sind zu naiv um mitzubekommen was das für ein falsches Spiel da gespielt wird.
Diese Lüge kommt aus der gleichen Richtung wie die Anti-Impfkampagnen…
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…und die seltsamen Anti-Ukraine Spins.
Es ist erwiesen, dass die Querterroristen quasi durch Russland gesteuert sind, das sah man nicht zuletzt an den Russlandflaggen die in letzter Zeit auf den Demos auftauchten.
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Es ist erwiesen, dass die Querterroristen quasi durch Russland gesteuert sind, das sah man nicht zuletzt an den Russlandflaggen die in letzter Zeit auf den Demos auftauchten.
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Viele scheinen nicht zu begreifen, dass Russland einen hybriden Krieg gegen uns führt. Auch wenn wir uns militärisch raushalten, führen sie an allen Themenfronten einen Informationskrieg gegen uns.
Das läuft immer nach dem gleichen Muster ab.
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Das läuft immer nach dem gleichen Muster ab.
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll be talking about sport and politics. With the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, there's been a lot of debate on whether Russia and Belarus should be able to compete or not. In this soup I'll explain why they - in my opinion - shouldn't.
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Putin himself has said already back in 2018 that "Russia's committed to principle of ‘politics and sports don’t mix’". Of course we all know that in case of Russia this statement is bullshit, as sports has been used as a propaganda tool since forever.
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Banning of countries from Olympics is not a new thing, and it - in addition to boycotts - has been applied on many occasions throughout the 21st century. For example, 1920 Games in Antwerp banned Austria, Bulgaria, Türkiye, Hungary & Germany due to their involvement in WWI.
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll be introducing a Portuguese "independent journalist" and a politician, Bruno Carvalho. Carvalho is part of the gang that does live - and often staged - reports from Russian-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts.
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Bruno's political affiliation is with the communists, and he was elected to city hall of Amadora as a member of the communist party CDU/PCP. Allegedly he joined the party at a very young age, as there's video footage of a 19-year old Bruno being interviewed about politics.
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Perhaps due to his political background, Carvalho is all about them Ukrainian nazis. He calls the Azov Regiment "the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion", being consistent with the views of his party, PCP.
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