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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Putin and the Larger European Flirtation with Fascism

Decrying Ukraine’s ‘Fascists,’ Putin Is Allying With Europe’s Far Right (Bob Dreyfuss) from the Nation
"Russians seems resigned to the idea that Ukraine will hold its presidential election this Sunday, May 25. And the pro-Russian separatists who’ve declared various “people’s republics” here and there in Ukraine’s east are losing steam, thanks in part to the work of a local billionaire who’s apparently decided that his coal and steel empire prefers Western outlets and credit lines, rather than Russian ones. ... But, please, Mr. Putin, stop with the talk about Ukraine being run by “Nazis” and “fascists”—at least as long as you’re in league with actual pro-fascist parties in Europe."

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