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Political scientist, University of Ottawa. Research politics, conflicts, policy & political communication in Ukraine, US & Canada. Ex-Harvard, SUNY, UofT & LoC.

May 24, 2021, 16 tweets

Google searches show no references in Western media to past service in neo-Nazi-led Azov battalion in #Ukraine of #Belarusian opposition blogger, who was arrested by Belarus KGB after it diverted #Irish #Ryanair passenger #plane that was flying over #Belarus

#Ukrainian media reports that #Protasevich served in the press-service of the neo-Nazi-led Azov battalion in #Ukraine during the war in #Donbas: "... украинскую страницу в биографии Протасевича: белорус одно время работал в пресс-службе «Азова»." zn.ua/international/…

Zelensky bans Ukrainian flights to #Belarus & over Belarus. Ukrainian secret services last year planned to divert Belarusian passenger #plane flying over #Ukraine to Turkey to arrest lured in false flag op #Russian mercenaries, who fought in #Donbas war. pravda.com.ua/news/2021/05/2…

No conspiracy. I tweeted about Ukrainian media report about #Protasevich service in neo-Nazi-led Azov propaganda arm & Western media omission of this because far right in #Ukraine & Western media coverage of post-communist countries are my research areas. academia.edu/28203585/The_F…

I also commented about politics & protests in #Belarus in major Western media, such as Canadian CBC and Spanish La Razon. larazon.es/internacional/…

It is Orwellian that I & my scholarly studies are now attacked with fakes & conspiracy theories because of my research-based tweet re #Protasevich service in neo-Nazi-led Azov. I am one of most cited scholars specializing in politics & conflicts in Ukraine scholar.google.ca/citations?user…

My Maidan massacre studies are corroborated by Maidan massacre trials & investigations testimonies of absolute majority of wounded Maidan protesters & witnesses, admissions of snipers, videos & forensic medical & ballistic examinations by governmt experts. academia.edu/44496200/The_M…

Absolute majority of wounded Maidan protesters testified at trial & investigation that they were shot from Maidan-controlled buildings/areas, witnessed snipers there and/or were told about snipers there by other protesters. Zero Western media reports.

An my recent article in special issue on far right in US peer-reviewed journal researchgate.net/publication/33…

Times cited another source with similar information but then removed it: “He did not participate in hostilities but he was with the [Azov] battalion in the Donbas. He was a photographer and, as I understand it, a volunteer,” a Belarusian journalist said." archive.is/ba7p0#selectio…

Times cited Belarusian journalist independently confirming Ukr media report but removed it: "In 2014 Protasevich is reported to have travelled to eastern Ukraine, where he joined the Azov Battalion, a far-right group that fought Russian-backed separatists" archive.is/ba7p0#selectio…

And in his interview (46:00), #Protasevich admitted that he spent entire year in #Donbas war zone & was wounded more than once. He claimed that he was freelance photographer there, but Google searches show no his credited photos/publications about war.

Belarusian media claimed last year that #Protasevich fought in neo-Nazi-led Azov. ctv.by/kto-te-lyudi-k…

More evidence that #Belarusian blogger #Protasevich, who was arrested in Belarus after illegally diverted #Ryanair flight, served six years ago in the neo-Nazi-led Azov battalion in #Donbas during the war in #Ukraine. #Belarus #BelarusHighjacking

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