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[–] oce@jlai.lu 14 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Putin's propaganda is that the invasion of Ukraine is to denazify Ukraine. Basically any of his violent action is justified by calling his enemies Nazis and referring to the Soviet war against Nazi Germany (same as when the USA call others terrorists). So if he shot the plane, it's because it had Nazis. Top comment may support this way of thinking.

[–] JamesConeZone@hexbear.net 83 points 1 year ago (11 children)

No, it's because Prigozhin was a Nazi. No more complicated than that

[–] oce@jlai.lu 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

He is/was despicable as the leader of mercenaries ready to sell their services to any authoritarian regime, but I don't see clear relationship with Nazism, do you have sources? It seems weird to me that a Nazi would accept to work for African juntas for example.

[–] eatmyass@hexbear.net 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

copied from above

Dmitry Utkin (who was also on the plane) is definitely a nazi, and Wagner has a lot of links to far-right elements in Russia. Wagner itself is supposed to reference Richard Wagner, Hitler's favorite composer

so Prigozhin is definitely in bed with nazis but idk anything about his actual beliefs

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