Saturday 10 May 2014

The links between the new Ukrainian government and Neo-nazis


European Parliament resolution of 13 December 2012 on the situation in Ukraine 2012/2889(RSP)
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA-2012-0507+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN

"8.  Is concerned about the rising nationalistic sentiment in Ukraine, expressed in support for the Svoboda Party, which, as a result, is one of the two new parties to enter the Verkhovna Rada; recalls that racist, anti-Semitic and xenophobic views go against the EU's fundamental values and principles and therefore appeals to pro-democratic parties in the Verkhovna Rada not to associate with, endorse or form coalitions with this party"

In the days after the coup, as the neo-Nazi militias effectively controlled the government, European and U.S. diplomats scrambled to help the shaken parliament put together the semblance of a respectable regime, although four ministries, including national security, were awarded to the right-wing extremists in recognition of their crucial role in ousting Yanukovych. (Ukraine's"Dr. Strangelove" Reality By Robert Parry) 

BBC Newsnight's Gabriel Gatehouse investigates the links between the new Ukrainian government and Neo-nazis






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