How far -right Europe support the Kremlin policy

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The “special operation” in Ukraine is officially justified by the “struggle against neo -Nazism”. Propaganda is ready to find “neo -Nazis” in Ukraine already in unlimited quantities. On the eve of the Russia 24 television channel, the Trofim Tatarenkov Trofim, who agreed to the fact that the slogan “no (...)” has supposedly Nazi origin. The expert himself has the nickname “Barbarossa” and was the co -founder of the “Center for Sports Fans“ Victory ”, associated with the ultras of the Zenit football club, known for their slogan“ There is no black in Zenit colors ”. We asked Boris Vishnevsky to comment on the issue of where you can look for and find real neo -Nazis in Europe.

In the past eight years, and especially with the beginning of the “special operation” in Ukraine, Kremlin propagandists, politicians, diplomats and officials do not tire of calling for an uncompromising struggle against neo -Nazism.

There is no dispute: neo -Nazism is evil, and neo -Nazis in the world exist (as, indeed, in Russia), and the fight against them is an important task.

But there is a problem: many of the parties and politicians, who are not only researchers, but also the Russian Foreign Ministry itself refers to neo -Nazi, nationalist, ultra -right, racist and anti -Semitic, are not opponents of the Russian authorities and its policy, but its supporters and allies.

Here are just the main of these parties.

1. National Democratic Party of Germany (NDPG),

adhering to Nazi, Xenophobic and anti -Semitic ideology.

In the report of the Russian Foreign Ministry of 2015, “neo -Nazism is a dangerous challenge to human rights, democracy and the rule of law”, it is classified as “the most organized ultra -right associations”, “some analysts consider it the successor to the Nazdap”, she “denies the Holocaust and calls for the corresponding historical revision”, “The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution of Germany is qualifying for this The party is like law enforcement, "it pushes the right -wing extremists prone to the violence of actual actions."

In a similar report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but already in 2018, the conclusion is repeated:

• NDPG is called the "largest political organization of the ultra -right in Germany" and it is mentioned that

• In December 2013, the Bundesrat (the House of Land) launched the procedure for banning the party (the second during its existence). The justification indicated

• That the NDPG sees itself as the “successor of traditions” of the Nazi NSDAP. In its decision of January 17, 2017

• The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany recognized the anti -constitutional character of the party, but refused the ban, referring to its insignificant role in the political life of the country.

2. Greek party "Golden Dawn",

It is frankly neo -fascist and neo -Nazi, whose members openly admire Hitler and use Nazi salute for greeting.

The report of the Russian Foreign Ministry 2015 says that this party “is defined as a neo-Nazi commissar of the European Council for Human Rights by N. Muzhniex, who believes that Greece on the basis of the Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Basic Freedoms and other international legal documents must prohibit it.”

In the 2018 report, estimates are mainly maintained.

It is said

• That the Golden Dawn party is “committed to the idea of ​​national exclusivity and in activity uses neo -Nazi slogans, techniques and shares.”

• That "at the initial stage, the ideology of National Socialism was promoted in her print publications, the speeches of A. Gitler and his associates were popularized."

• That in 2013, “after a series of criminal attacks on migrants and the murder of an antifted musician P. Fisas, the political responsibility for which was demonstratively assumed by the permanent chairman of the“ golden dawn ”N. Mikhaloliakos, the party was seriously criticized, and at that time the post of Prime Minister A. Samaras promised that“ the successors of the Nazis would stop terrorize, the successors of the Nazis. To poison public life and shake the foundations of the country that gave the world democracy. ”

• That "the neo -Nazi guests of the party were repeatedly condemned by the current head of the Greek government A. Tsipras."

• That the ruling coalition of Siriz said that "the murder of P. Fisas neo -Nazi click of" golden dawn "revealed the criminal face of Hitler's heirs to the Greek society."

Note that this party announced protests on the Maidan in 2014 by the Zionist Conspiracy.

In 2020, the court in Athens recognized the “golden dawn” by a criminal organization, some of the party leadership members were sentenced to long time.

3. The Italian party "New Power",

representing a "conservative direction in neo -fascism."

In the report of the Russian Foreign Ministry of 2015, it is called “the main force sharing the ultra-right views of the Italian neo-fascists”, which “participates in the manifestations dedicated to various events in the history of Italian national socialism and“ international flows ”of European ultra-right and neo-fascist organizations.”

In the 2018 report, one cannot but notice that the estimates have become softer ... and shorter. The party is only mentioned as "ultra -right."

4. "British National Party",

Whose ideology includes racism, anti -Semitism, prohibition of immigration and homophobia.

In the report of the Russian Foreign Ministry of 2015, it is called a party that “often puts forward anti -Semitic theses, and the Holocaust calls“ historical hoax ”.

In the 2018 report, the estimates are saved. The BNP is called “the most noticeable ultra -right organization until recently”, among the slogans of which “a thesis such as the maintenance of the“ white ”British family, the complete closure of the border for immigrants and the repatriation of those who have already arrived in the country, have appeared for a long time.” And it is again noted that often her "supporters put forward anti -Semitic theses, called the Holocaust historical hoax."

5. "Party of Swedes",

He is considered neo-Nazi and national socialist in his country.

In the report of the Russian Foreign Ministry of 2015, it is also directly called the “neo -Nazi”, who advocates the “ethnic purity of the Swedish population, against the“ multiculturalism ”and the immigration of representatives of“ Negerman nationalities ”, including from EU members”.

In the same 2015, this party disintegrated, but its niche, as noted in the report of the 2018 Foreign Ministry, was occupied by the “North European resistance movement” (SDS), which characterizes itself as a “law-stroke, militarized Nazi organization, which seeks to create a North European National

The Socialist Republic of Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, as well as, possibly, Baltic states, ”and defends the idea of ​​the superiority of the“ white race ”.

6. "Party of Danes",

Founded by the former members of the National Socialist movement of Denmark, which, in turn, was the “subsidiary” of the NSDAP.

In the report of the 2015 Foreign Ministry, it is called the "youngest nationalist party."

The 2018 Foreign Ministry report that in June 2017 the party was dissolved, in particular, due to the fact that it could not recruit the necessary number of signatures to participate in the next parliamentary elections.

European "observers" of the Kremlin

The listed parties opposed NATO's expansion, called the United States “world evil”, supported Crimea to join Russia, and many of them sent their representatives as “international observers” both to Russian elections and the 2014 referendums in the Crimea, “DPR” and “LPR”, where they invariably confirmed their legitimacy, honesty and compliance with international standards.

One of these missions of “international observers” was headed by Mateusz Pisskorsky-a famous Polish neo-Nazi, anti-Semite, an open fan of National Socialism, denying the Holocaust, a former editor-in-chief of the Polish Odala Skinhedov magazine, in which the White Race and Adolf Hitler were extolled.

Note that in 2006, Piskorsky was invited to the representative conference in Moscow “NATO and Safety in Eurasia”, in which more than a hundred representatives of the Presidential Administration and the Government of Russia, deputies of the State Duma and politicians participated. At the same time, the vast majority of foreign participants turned out to be representatives of the right-wing parties: in addition to Piscra, the conference was attended by Luke Michelle, who was part of the neo-Nazi group of national and European action in the 1960s, and then headed the “European National Communal Party”, propagating the ideas of creating the Euro-Soviet empire Vladivostok to Dublin and the fight against "American-Sionist imperialism."

Also, among the “international observers” invited by the Russian authorities to the elections and referendums, there was a former leader of the British National Party, anti -Semite and racist Nick Griffin, who in 2002 delighted the world with a revelation that “Churchill and Hitler were Zionists”.

Gray call brown

Recall that the representatives of the listed parties-the NDPG, the Golden Dawn, the British National Party, the New Strength, the Danes' Party, the Swedish Party-and similar (British League of Life, the Italian League Lombardy, the Spanish National Democratic Party and others) gathered in St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg for the International Russian conservative forum ”, along with Russian nationalists, imperials and neo -Nazis.

At this forum, as the New Gazeta said then in my article “Gray Calling Brown” , the representative of the National Democratic Party of Germany Udo Foygt spoke. His party then spoke out against Ukraine’s entry into the European Union and supported the actions of Russia in the Donbass in 2014-2015, and the politician himself demanded that Germany withdraw from NATO and severely condemned the "desire of the European Union to punish Russia for Crimea."

Others made the active support of Russian politics. They admired the freedom of speech in Russia, talked about traditional family values ​​and limitation of migration.

The Flemish nationalist and coordinator of the Belgian organization "Euro-Rus" Chris Roman (from time to time appearing on Russian propaganda channels as a "Belgian political scientist", and admiring the "DPR" and "LPR") spoke of "attempts by European politicians to destroy traditional values" and that "Politkovskaya, Berezovsky and Nemtsov-I know where they are. They are in hell. "

The representative of the Italian “New Power” Roberto Fior (himself openly called the neo -fascist) accused the United States of “wanting war at any cost” and assured that “Russian people represent the revival of Christian Europe.”

Representatives of the Golden Dawn party, retired generals Elefterios Sinadinos and Georgios Epitideo, stated that their party was ready to help in “maneuvering Russian diplomacy in the EU and countering sanctions”.

Well, on the sidelines of the forum - in the form of a sergeant “DPR” - Alexei Milchakov was seen, nicknamed “Fritz”, a Russian neo -Nazi and at the same time commander of a certain group “Rusich”, who fought in eastern Ukraine. He said to reporters that he came from Donbass at the invitation of the organizers and that he was good at National Socialism ...

Of course, among the European allies of the Russian government, there are more respectable, but also nationalist, xenophobic and anti -migrant parties - such as the French “National Front” Marin Le Pen or the German “alternative to Germany”, which local media call the distributor of “aggressive slogans of the Kremlin propaganda”. And about those and others say that they receive support from Russian structures. In particular, the National Front once received a loan of 9 million euros from the first Russian-Chesh bank (now deprived of a license) related to Russian oligarchs.

Now, we note, “NF”, like “ADG”, makes condemnations of Russia's actions in Ukraine - although very carefully. Marin Le Pen recently stated that she was generally against any attempts on someone’s sovereignty, including in Syria or Iraq, and the deputy of the Bundestag from ADG Christina Baum called for “finally balance and neutrality” in relation to what was happening in Ukraine.

Just as the “new” said, another German party distanceed from the Kremlin, which previously actively supported it - the “Left Party”, a successor to the socialist single party of Germany.

As for the NDPG mentioned above, its National Association recently stated that “the Western allies of Ukraine put the country on the path of confrontation with Russia” and that “the price of geopolitical incitements should have paid, in addition to injured countries, European allies of the United States” ...

" Tell me who your friend"

The official goal of the forum in St. Petersburg in 2015 was formulated as follows: “Russia must find allies and create a union bloc from political parties and movements within Europe, which will defend traditional values, promote the interests of Russia and achieve the abolition of sanctions.”

However, it turned out that neo -Nazis, nationalists, ultra -right, racists and anti -Semites turned out to be the main (if not the only) “European allies”.

And even earlier - after the “orange revolutions” in Europe - in Russia they ceased to be considered marginal and turned out to be “pulled out of the closet” and in demand many ideas and parties that previously existed on the sidelines.

In this situation, it is not surprising that the relevant European parties were in demand.

Their representatives are invited as “international observers” to Russian elections, so that they later confirm their legality and honesty.

They are called as “experts” for performances on propaganda television and radio channels to create the impression of supporting the Kremlin policy by European public opinion.

Their statements are used by these propaganda channels for headlines such as “in Germany (France, Great Britain, Belgium, Bulgaria - the necessary to emphasize) announced the support” of one or another Russian political step.

This seriously diverges with an officially declared statement about the importance of the fight against neo -Nazism.

Apparently, something needs to be changed in Russian politics-in order for the intentions to fight neo-Nazism to be embodied in real affairs.