Growing opposition to Russian Eurasianism even from the European New Right

It is hardly surprising that even some European New Right activists (not to be confused with the party-political far right) slowly start recognising the threat of Eurasianism to Europe.

Markus Willinger:

This interview with Alexander Dugin shows us, that Russia wants, what America has. European vasalls, which follow its interest. But what do we Europeans want? Is all we can do to stand up against Washington to become then vasalls of Moskow? Or will we find the courage to form an independent europe? A Europe of fatherlands.

Troy Southgate:

I support neither FEMEN nor the organised homosexual lobby, both of which have their own agendae, but I do find it rather telling that some Russians accuse their neighbours of being 'fascistic' yet applaud the fact that activists with dissenting opinions are beaten in the streets. Not to mention the fact that Ukrainians in areas containing a high percentage of Russian-speakers are also being viciously attacked. People like Dugin can whine all they like about 'fascism', but it is perfectly clear to see which set of people are really acting like neo-fascist thugs. It is to be hoped that the long-suffering Russian people will rise up and consign this oppressive regime to the dustbin of history.

Putin will be using Hamas terrorist tactics in his attack on Ukraine

Russian president Vladimir Putin says that - in case of the full-blown invasion of Ukraine, Russian military forces will be using terrorist tactics. See the video (translation below):

Translation: "We do not intend to fight with Ukrainian people. I want you to understand me clearly. If we make such a decision [to start the invasion], that will only be for the protection of Ukrainian citizens. And let us see if anyone from the [Ukrainian] military shoots at their own people; we will be standing right behind them. Not in front, but behind them. Let them try shooting at women and children".

To remind the readers, Putin invited the Hamas organisation for the talks in Moscow in 2006. Hamas is considered a terrorist organisation by the European Union, USA, Australia, Canada, Israel and Japan. The tactics employed by Hamas include "the deliberate use of civilian homes to hide and/or protect Hamas arms and munition depots and manufacturing sites", and "the unscrupulous use of civilians as human shields against anticipated air-strikes".

Is Putin a new Hitler (in the making)?

His country pompously hosted the Olympic Games and then he decided to annex a part of a neighbouring sovereign country to his own empire on the ground of protecting his compatriots from suffering abroad.

Is his name Adolf Hitler? In October 1939, following the start of the invasion of Czechoslovakia, Hitler declared:

For months the Germans in Sudetenland have been suffering under the torture of the Czechoslovak government. [...] The Sudeten German population was and is a German. This German minority living there has been ill-treated in the most distressing manner.

Or is his name Vladimir Putin? In March 2014, 75 years later Hitler’s speech in Reichstag on Sudetenland and shortly after the Ukrainian revolution ousted the criminal authoritarian regime of Viktor Yanukovych, Russian forces invaded the Ukrainian republic of Crimea, while Putin appealed to the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation:

In connection with the extraordinary situation that has developed in Ukraine and the threat to citizens of the Russian Federation, our compatriots, [...] I hereby appeal to the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to use the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine.

Apart from these quotes, and the striking similarities between the anthem of the Russian parliament and that of Nazi Germany, there are other reasons to believe that convergences between Hitler’s and Putin’s doctrines are not a coincidence. And here is why.

Russian information war against the Maidan’s far right aimed to discredit protests in Ukraine

This is a guest post by Tetiana Bezruk, one of the best researchers of the contemporary Ukrianian nationalism. Scroll down for the Russian version of this article.

Автором данной статьи является Татьяна Безрук, одна из лучших исследовательниц современного украинского национализма. Смотрите русскую версию статьи после английской.

Today, the Investigation Committee of the Russian Federation has filed a criminal case against Dmytro Yarosh, the leader of the Right Sector:

The main investigative administration of the Investigation Committee of the Russian Federation has filed a criminal case against the leader of the Right Sector Dmitriy Yarosh on the grounds of crimes outlined in Article 205.2 part 2 and Article 280 part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public calls for carrying out terrorist and extremist activities with the use of mass media).

On 21 February 2014 at 13:29 (Moscow time GMT+4), LifeNews website published information about the foundation of the Right Sector unit in Kursk. A journalist reporting on Euromaidan protests tells about the nature of far-right groups: "created with NATO support…", "some of them (UNA-UNSO) fought in Abkhazia". Also, according to this journalist, the change of the government in Ukraine may lead to the initiation of withdrawal of the Russian Black Sea fleet and desires of regions that have autonomous status to secede from Ukraine.

A comment on Cas Mudde's article "A new (order) Ukraine?"

I am in a tricky situation commenting on Cas Mudde’s article “A new (order) Ukraine? Assessingthe relevance of Ukraine’s far right in an EU perspective”. On the one hand, Mudde is one of the best experts on the European far right whose work I deeply respect and quote often in my own research. On the other hand, his article is exactly the reason why over forty world’s leading specialists on the Ukrainian nationalism and extreme right have issued a statement calling “upon all those who have either no particular interest for, or no deeper knowledge of, Ukraine to not comment on this region’s complicated national questions without engaging in some in-depth research”. As Mudde himself acknowledges that he is “not a scholar of Ukrainian nationalism”, he obviously falls into the category of academics and commentators mentioned in the statement.

While Mudde claims that he did “some serious reading on the issues” of the Ukrainian far right, his “literature review” seems to draw – not exclusively but for the most part – upon my own research published some time ago. My current research, however, has been largely ignored.

Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn criticizes Western "usury" for supporting Ukrainian democracy

The Greek Golden Dawn, Europe's most extreme neo-Nazi party represented in a national parliament, has issued a statement criticising "the international usury of Washington and Berlin" for their "direct involvement" in the developments in Ukraine:

The Golden Dawn condemns the direct involvement of the US and the EU in a sovereign country which undoubtedly leads to bloodshed and civil war. The wretched Greek leadership headed by Venizelos does not say a word about the deadly risk of the Hellenism and Orthodoxy in Ukraine that is already manifested by the violent attacks against our compatriots.

Americans, Germans and Zionists, who are hitting nationalism of peoples in every corner of Europe , with the first objective being Greece and the Golden Dawn, are now cooperating directly with the Nazi party in Ukraine, because it serves their geostrategic goals. The People's Association [Golden Dawn] supports holding free elections, in which people will decide the future of their country, rather than the ravens of international usury of Washington and Berlin.

Nikolaos Michaloliakos, now imprisoned leader of the Golden Dawn, with his followers

Russian fascist Aleksandr Dugin's dreams of dictatorship in Russia

The newly acquired independence of the democratic Ukrainian state is now under attack from the most imperialistic and war-mongering circles in Russia who are backing pro-Russian ultranationlists in the Crimea and are forming Russian terrorist troops for subversive operations in Ukraine.

One of these circles is the neo-Eurasianist movement headed by Russian fascist Aleksandr Dugin who is openly calling for killing Ukrainians and annexing parts of the Ukrainian state to Russia to build a fascist Eurasian Union.

American anti-Semite and former leader of Ku Klux Klan David Duke with his Russian colleague Aleksandr Dugin