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Because they didn't. You're inventing an allegation that isn't true.I'm talking about Ukraine. If the Ukranian military being full of nazis is just 'russian propaganda,' why were western media outlets reporting it before the invasion?
You can easily find news headlines about Nazis or white supremacy in any nation for any date range. Most likely, you're falling for older Russian propaganda. I don't know how many times I have to repeat this. Putin disseminates this propaganda throughout the West, and he launders it through any news agency or individual journalists where he may purchase favor. That's a wide net.
It's straight out of his old school KGB counterintel playbook. Want to see how predictable it is? Look at how Russia rolled this stuff out when Estonia was riling him back in 2012.
![www.euractiv.com](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2012/07/veterans.jpeg)
Estonia fends off Russian accusations of ‘Nazi glorification’
Russia has reacted angrily to a recent gathering in Estonia of World War II veterans attended by the defence minister, saying Estonia was "glorifying" Nazi Waffen SS veterans. Talinn insisted that the event had “nothing in common with recognising Nazism”.
![www.euractiv.com](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/cropped-cropped-Brand-avatar-_-CMYK-1-32x32.jpg)
That's just the tip of the iceberg. He pulled the strings to initiate and support a youth movement called the "Nashi" that stirred up unrest in Estonia, Georgia, Ukraine, and in Russia itself, among other places. This was nothing more than a militant, pro-Putin youth gang. Sound familiar? I mean, since we're talking about Nazis, and all. Look over their Wiki. Notice something? Their own original leader's justification for waging violence, and terrorizing those who opposed Putin or his policies was...you got it! The Nazi boogeyman!!
![en.wikipedia.org](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3b/Logo_of_the_Nashi_%28youth_movement%29.svg/1200px-Logo_of_the_Nashi_%28youth_movement%29.svg.png)
Nashi (youth movement) - Wikipedia
I swear, I don't get it. I notice right-wing guys like you are obsessed with dismissing leftist media warnings about that exact thing over here in the West, never failing to mock any political perspective that attributes Nazi similarities and white supremacist sympathies to the Orange Man, or more usually those who support him, but when Putin uses this exact tactic against his opponents...you swallow it hook, line, and sinker.
Take a moment to self-reflect.