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Donbas Human Rights Initiative (DHRI) ● former analyst SOVA Center-Moscow ● Researcher/Investigator of Far Right-Nationalism-Extremism ● Information Geopolitics

May 31, 2023, 28 tweets

As Russia preaches denazification, Since 2004 it has covertly partnered & financed Neo Nazi & far-right movements around the world. Following a Neo-Eurasianist strategy popularized by Dugin, these fringe groups are causing division, spreading lies & subverting societies. 🧵1/

In 2015 Dmitry Rogozin’s Rodina party & Neo Nazis from Russian Imperial Movement arranged a Far-right conference specifically to propagate the Russian narrative in Ukraine & to recruit a coalition of volunteers to send to Donbas 2/
meduza.io/en/feature/201…

Shortly thereafter Russia formed World National Conservative Movement (WNCM) a coalition of over 70 organizations & leaders of Neo-Nazi & far-right fringe political groups from all over the globe, preaching "New Conservatism" 3/ interpretermag.com/russian-politi…

Russian Ortho Fascist Imperialism is the evolution of Russias Neo Nazi movement. Surkovs Managed Nationalism swapped the Swastikas for more palatable Russian symbols & Crosses to disguise Russias sinister geopolitical ambitions as "New Conservatism” 4/
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018…

Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) & their paramilitary wing Imperial Legion, began terrorist training camps for Neo Nazi & White Supremacists across the globe, far right extremist violence around the world has been contributed to their training camps. 5/ revealnews.org/podcast/inside…

RIM was labeled a terrorist organization in 2020. 6/ nytimes.com/2020/04/06/us/…

An essential partner are the Neo Nazis in Slovakia, estimated over 500 extremists received direct training through RIM, which includes paramilitary training from GRU & FSB Spetsnaz. They are also trained in subversion, how to start coups & incite riots 7/ lansinginstitute.org/2021/01/27/rus…

German Neo Nazis also received training through RIM
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vice.com/en/article/g5p…

Despite the propaganda,fake stories about “CIA is sending American Neo Nazis to fight for Azov”, in reality, the American far-right & Neo Nazis overwhelmingly are parroting Russian anti-Western rhetoric and support the militants in Donbas 9/
trtworld.com/magazine/reich…

Terrorist attacks in Sweden were also linked to Russian trained Neo Nazis, some even fought in Donbas as well
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thelocal.se/20220616/us-sl…

Lets take a look at Russias closest supporters in the "Denazification" of Ukraine & protesting in the streets against "evil" NATO.

Lets start with Bulgaria, we have Ataka & The Vazrazhdane (Revival) movements
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From Greece, Golden Dawn. Who before 2014 were actually allied with Ukraine's Svaboda, back when members of Svaboda was anti-NATO
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From Hungary Jobbick, was also part of the WNCM. Anti-Fascism at its finest huh?
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Nordic Resistance from Sweden stands with Russian "Denazification"
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From Germany it NPD and Die Russlanddeutschen Konservativen
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From Serbia, the Chetniks, who had the Jovan Ševic Battalion fighting in the initial conflict in 2014
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Serbia has covertly sent fighters consistently for 9 years. More out in the open now. Russia starts brainwashing Serbian kids at a young age
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detektor.ba/2019/07/19/how…

Serbian Neo Nazis from Combat-18, some also received training in Russia
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Falanga from Poland also part of the WNCM
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Slovenská Pospolitosť (Slovak Togetherness) from Slovakia. Huge pro-Russia/anti-NATO organization
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Italys Forza Nuova, who has several members fighting for Wagner in Donbas since 2014.
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France's Reunovoue Francies also a member of Russias coalition in 2015
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Syria's Social Nationalist Party or the SSNP, a Syrian nationalist party operating in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine, founded in 1932. Also a member of the Russian coalition
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Accion Identitaria, a Neo-Nazi organization from Chile. Also a member of WNCM
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Workers' Party of Social Justice (DSSS) and Národní Odpor from the Czech Republic are both members of WNCM
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Noua Dreaptă which operates in both Romania and Moldova
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ELAM from Cyprus, also part of Russian coalition of New National Conservatism
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Pro-Russian Neo Nazis of Democracia Nacional (DN) from Spain
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