CNN Promotes Neo-Nazi Ukrainian Commander

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Has Nazism suddenly come to fashion? The infamous media outlet CNN, a group of activists who are known for verifiably pushing fake news on numerous occasions, recently promoted a neo-Nazi Ukrainian commander in a recent bit.

The commander in question is Azov Major Denis Prokopenko, who hails from a gang called the Azov Battalion, which Wikipedia currently describes as a “right-wing extremist, neo-Nazi, formerly paramilitary unit of the National Guard of Ukraine.” Wikipedia also acknowledges that these neo-Nazis are not only promoted by but actively work for the Ukrainian government; they state that Azov Battalion was incorporated into the country’s National Guard in November of 2014.

CNN simply described the neo-Nazi commander as a “Ukrainian military commander who has been defending the city from the siege.”

This was not the only time the fake news outlet seemingly overlooked Prokopenko’s Neo-Nazi origin. A March 19 CNN report titled “Mariupol residents are being forced to go to Russia, city council says” quoted him simply as “Major Denis Prokopenko, from the National Guard Azov Regiment,” — no further details were given.
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