• Marxism-Fennekinism
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    63 years ago

    The absent countries (nearly the entire West) are not better. Basically they wanted to vote no but were embarrassed to.

  • Star Wars Enjoyer
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    63 years ago

    Who would have thought that the country that is said to have directly inspired the rise of fascist ideology, and the country that had a civil war where Neo-Nazis won would vote “No” on fighting against Nazis.

    • Muad'DibberOPM
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      63 years ago

      Euromaidan and its aftermath is a massive topic, but basically NATO gave a shitload of money to the most reactionary groups in Ukraine, who eventually ousted the pro-russian leader Yanukovych and took power. Ever since then, Ukraine has been a bastion of homophobia, right-wing terrorism, and neo-nazism.