aleksandrs
@aleksandrs@feddit.uk
Software engineer/manager from Latvia. Interested in digital sovereignty and EU alternatives to big tech. Building solo projects, one of which is euvetted.com - a directory of European and privacy-first SaaS alternatives to major US tools, with hosting region, ownership and CLOUD Act data per listing. Affiliate-funded (probably will be in future)
- Comment on The Russian Neo-Nazi Network Pushing ‘White Lives Matter’ Division in Britain – Promoted by Tommy Robinson 4 days ago:
Russian neo-nazi divisions that took part or currently actively taking part in Russian offensive campaign:
- Task Force Rusich / DShRG Rusich — home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0954
- Russian Imperial Movement / Russian Imperial Legion — ctc.westpoint.edu/the-russian-imperial-movement-i…
- Russian Imperial Movement — U.S. sanctions page — home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0817
- Espanola / Española Brigade — jamestown.org/mikhail-pitbull-turkanov-the-rise-o…
- Rusich, Varyag, Svarozhich — overview of Russian neo-Nazis fighting in Ukraine — www.rferl.org/a/…/31871760.html
- Varyag / Svarozhich / Rusich — overview of Russian separatist forces — en.wikipedia.org/…/Russian_separatist_forces_in_U…
Then there is **Dmitry Rogozin **is a Russian politician, former head of Roscosmos, and former leader of the ultra-nationalist Rodina party; it is more accurate to describe him as an ultra-nationalist figure with racist and xenophobic rhetoric than as a proven neo-Nazi. Reuters reported on his participation in an ultra-nationalist rally where Nazi-style salutes were made: reuters.com/…/russian-ultra-nationalists-rally-as…
And there are many more cases of attacks and harassment by Russian citizens against Yakuts and other ethnic minorities who are also citizens of the Russian Federation.
But Nazis live in Europe and the UK, right?
- Comment on Far-right activist Tommy Robinson says "Russia is not the enemy of Britain" as he travels to Moscow to meet Elon Musk’s father 4 days ago:
Meanwhile the “not enemy of Britain” threatens with nuclear strike (pure friendly) businessinsider.com/russian-propagandist-threaten…