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Originally Posted by Pio1980
What Ukrainian Nazi problem?
Putin has reprised Hitler's expansionism by invasion, the "Nazi problem" is with his behavior and his supporters' slavish acquiescence. Here, history both echoes and rhymes, including the airborne "night of the long knives" re Wagner and Putin's chief rival.
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True! However, that does not mean that Ukraine is without a Nazi problem. And "nazi" affects emotionally millions of people all over the world.
Many from all corners of the world say with pride, my father, or grandfather fought the nazis. They have oral and physical connections.
Now there is an actual person, a Ukrainian who was a member of the 14th Division Galician Waffen SS. This was a division that did some serious injury to Poles, especially Polish Jews. He was given a standing ovation in the Canadian parliament. How the F did that happen. Someone who was going to meet two heads of state had to be seriously vetted. They knew who this guy was but the fact that he fought Russians was the overriding factor.
Near the end of WW11, the Brits sent thousands of these fellows to different parts of its commonwealth. This Galician division went to Canada. Over time they reinvented themselves, did some revisionist history, and developed a big clout in Canada. There is still a vibrant connection between the Ukraine nazi diaspora and the resident nazis.
The Poles are calling for his extradition and Trudeau is saying the whole thing is Russian misinformation, disinformation, propaganda, etc.