Russian paramilitary leaders in eastern Ukraine caught on tape communicating with Moscow

[Tommy_Carcetti]

21. Parubyi is not a member of Right Sektor.

I don't believe he was ever a member of that group.

Regarding Svoboda, they hold a grand total of 3 seats in the entire 21 seat Ukrainian cabinet. Such proportionality would be in line with what is expected in a minority party under a parliamentary system such as Ukraine.

Bottom line though is that Svoboda is quite a minority party, so claiming that they represent the entire Ukrainian government as a whole would be foolish and inaccurate.

It also bears noting that both Svoboda and Right Sektor as they exist today, while clearly espousing an Ukrainian ultra-nationalist ideology (and certainly nothing that I personally would want to associate myself with), don't fall under your "neo-Nazi", "white supremacist" labels. Mind you, I'm not saying they are good political organizations, so don't try to tell me that I'm apologizing for them. However, that does not mean you aren't mislabeling who they are. They are minority, ultra-nationalist political organizations in Ukraine that represent a small portion of the population, and whose leaders will not be elected to the highest rungs of office in Ukraine. There's no need to spin it beyond that.

So, yeah, essentially you are full of shit. Hate to tell you that.

I have certainly looked into what is going on in Ukraine. I have relatives who are living what is going on in Ukraine, and who are in infinitely better shape to tell you what is going on in Ukraine than you are. Scanning a poorly sourced Common Dreams posting and regurgitating it does not mean you know what is going on.