‘Neo-Nazi’ insurgency in Ukraine: Russian propaganda or a real risk?

Far-right Azov Battalion on the front line of battle against Russia

Members of the Azov Battalion pray near the city of Kharkiv
Members of the Azov Battalion pray near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv
(Image credit: Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images)

Launching the invasion of Ukraine just over a month ago, Vladimir Putin claimed that he was on a mission to “de-Nazify” Russia’s eastern European neighbour.

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