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Tony Erizia's avatar

Well constructed, impeccably researched piece of writing. Ive been catching hell on Instagram for exposing Ukraine's fascist elements and history.

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Carolyn L Zaremba's avatar

So have I. I will be sharing this article as well. Don't give up.

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David Aplin's avatar

I hope you are giving as good as you’re getting! All the best

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Dragan Milivojević's avatar

Since Instagram is media first social network: Post a screen shot of Google maps of avenues leading to Babi Yar named after Roman Shukhevych and Stepan Bandera.

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Illinois Cook's avatar

Thank you, Kit! Fascinating, well-written and important.

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Eoin Clancy's avatar

Excellent piece, thanks. MI6, total sadists, they're responsible for more killings than Joseph and Adolf. They won't be content unless they destroy the world.

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Carolyn L Zaremba's avatar

Dying and dead empires behave this way.

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Protect & Survive's avatar

But they finally end in war Carolyn: https://austrianpeter.substack.com/p/wartime-extended-edition-the-hegemon?sd=pf

Ray Dalio did a great piece on collapsing empires:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xguam0TKMw8

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LaMaisonGelat's avatar

Historically the SIS. One should look into the financing of both totalitarian regimes you mention.

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Protect & Survive's avatar

Yes, via the BIS

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Billy Masterson's avatar

Another example where in the British intelligence/Ukraine relationship "the more things change, the more they stay the same"?

Zelensky seems poised to follow Bandera into a similar exile and limbo (albeit with rather nicer housing and fatter bank accounts), phased out due to trying to run other agendas than those desired by the Kiev governments foreign sponsors/paymasters, engaging in schism, plotting and infighting among the anti Russian leadership?

Are we seeing a similar progression with Zelensky's foreign support as happened around Bandera in his final acts? First pissing off the CIA, then the British stepping back, at the end only sponsored by Germany/EU?

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Alfred Brown's avatar

British stepping back?! Please do elaborate

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Billy Masterson's avatar

I do not see the connection between your link to an old post and my comment on present/future fate of Zelensky Explain further?

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Billy Masterson's avatar

Thanks, that was an interesting retrospective- Who here knew about Zelensky getting naked in supermarkets?!

https://youtu.be/Kn2TCq6R8Tw

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Protect & Survive's avatar

LOL - Who ever knew? It's" curiouser and curiouser" as Alice observed:

"“Curiouser and curiouser!” cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English); “now I’m opening out like the largest telescope that ever was! Good-bye, feet!” (for when she looked down at her feet, they seemed to be almost out of sight, they were getting so far off) “Oh, my poor little feet, I wonder who will put on your shoes and stockings for you now, dears? I’m sure I shan’t be able! I shall be a great deal too far off to trouble myself about you: you must manage the best way you can;—but I must be kind to them,” thought Alice, “or perhaps they won’t walk the way I want to go! Let me see: I’ll give them a new pair of boots every Christmas.”

Trump says he's going to be 'kind' to those who follow his directives on tariffs [and war] - we wait in anticipation!

Cheers

AP

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Jeffrey S. Kaye's avatar

One of your best, Kit! Thank you!

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Kit Klarenberg's avatar

Extremely grand praise coming from you, dear Jeff!!! Thank you!

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J-Pat's avatar

Great story, great bit of journalism Kit. I’m looking forward to your *book on the subject. 😉

*if you’re not already you should be. It’s a fascinating story and has meaningful contemporary implications which we have seen played out.

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Kit Klarenberg's avatar

God bless you my friend! I do think I need to get it together to write something much longer on Britain's disturbing dalliance with Neo-Nazism in service of breaking up Russia.

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Rick's avatar

Your research and exposure of the relationship of MI6/SIS with Ukrainian Nationalist, Fascist and post WW2 Neo Nazis is vital in the context of the Russian SMO and the origins of the New Cold War against Russia. In particular it is essential in explaining the critical role of the UK Security Services in defining and covertly implementing Government foreign policies. Also we cannot overestimate enough the malign influence and centrality of these shadowy agencies in the functions and institutions of the current Neoliberal (authoritarian) UK state and civil society. By this understanding of the UK National Security State it is possible to explain why the UK is the most extreme supporter of the Banderite ultranationalist regime in Kiev up to and including the deployment and use of its nuclear weapons to deter Russia and save the Ukraine UDF from collapse.

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J-Pat's avatar

Yeah, its fascinating (and depressing lol) how the same old tried, tested and failed tactics are still used by the establishment and their “Intelligence” Agencies, which i’m sure is an oxymoron or something.

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Susan Mercurio's avatar

I thought that the definition of insanity was to keep doing the same things over and over while expecting a different result.

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J-Pat's avatar

Yes, quite.

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Carolyn L Zaremba's avatar

Thank you for this report. I know far too many people who continue to deny that Banderites are still operating in Ukraine to this day. They call me a "Putin puppet" and declare that the idea of living fascists in Ukraine is merely "Russian propaganda". I am sharing your report as widely as I can.

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Paddy McQueenie's avatar

Really Good article on Ukraine’ Hatred of Communism Kit, So much so they joined the Waffen SS during WW2 and ever since this time nothing in this Country has changed the Majority of the Population is pro Neo Nazi, I wonder how all our Heroic Commonwealth Troops would feel about Dying in agony in the fields of MUD in Belgium and France in the searing heat of Gallipoli, Then once again in Belgium France Holland Italy North Africa Borneo Singapore etc etc Fighting Fascism and Nazism if they could watch the present PM of the UK and most of Europe’ Leaders pushing us ever closer to WW3 by instigating a fight with Russia and Supporting A Neo Nazi Regime in Ukraine who were installed through The CIA instigating an insurrection and overthrow of a Russian friendly Ukrainian Government and replacing this Government with a Corrupt Puppet Regime and we all know what this has Cost.

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Zygmunt's avatar

"Really Good article on Ukraine’ Hatred of Communism"...

Not exactly... This subject is much more complicated then that as we know, that the leading so called "communist", like Lenin and Trotsky, were western financed fascists...

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Linda Hagge's avatar

Sensational reporting, Kit.

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Melvyn Punymeyer's avatar

So Bandera...

"was genuinely grateful for the help given to him but at the same time is certainly trying to get all he can out of it..."

was asked to make compromises but "refused this suggestion with arrogant finality"...

Sounds like another Ukrainian strongman who has plans to bomb every nuclear reactor on his way out.

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Kojo's avatar

The Allied forces in WWII joined forces with the Soviets to defeat the Nazis. However, after that the allies incorporated the nazis and nazi tactics and military technology. And we see the heritage even today.

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Natalia's avatar

"All roads lead back to London"

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Steve Hindmarch's avatar

Thank you so much for shedding light on this darkest of episodes. I await part two with fascination and dread.

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Kun Bela's avatar

Thank you very much for the comprehensive document, it helps us to look into the ugly depths of the past that has been lied about so far !

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Karl Sanchez's avatar

This history and the en=vents of 2013-14 are Witkoff's real "elephant in the room." The entire sordid tale needs to be told to the world, while the UK and USA suffer the consequences of their actions.

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