Yeah, #Azov is like deliberately making fun of those propaganda "experts" who want us to believe "Azov is a regular unit of the National Guard" and "even if #Protasevich served in Azov, so what?"
https://twitter.com/ChristopherJM/status/1398671167104245765
Is "Kim", the Belarusian volunteer in #Azov, expressed far-right views in the interview for Radio Svoboda? Not touching whether he and #Protasevich are the same person, there are pros and cons. But, yes, his views are far-right.
He responds to a very generic question about his and other Belarusians' in "Pahonia" squad political views. First thing, he says we are all nationalists. Then he prefers limited democracy. Then about gays, then about migration, then about democracy without "some absurdities".
It matters not only how many "I-am-not-a-racist-but"-kind of excuses Kim makes but also which issues he feels most important for him and most important to share. This is a standard set of far-right issues. Also, consider how marginal is migration as a political issue in Belarus.
You ask someone about "political views" and get an answer about nationalism, gays, migration, "absurdities" of democracy to be limited. Some issues are concerns of a very small minority in one's country of origin. We need to believe him, he is "moderately right-wing"? Seriously?
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