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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kim Sengupta

Nationalists not extremists: Pravy Sektor deny radicalism claims and say they want to ‘serve’ Ukraine

Dirk Lustig

“We are not extremists, we are not ultras, we are not hard or far right. These are the labels some people use against us, and these labels are wrong,” Dmytro Kotsyubaylo wants to stress at the base of his unit on Ukraine’s front line.

The young commander of the Pravy Sektor (Right Sector) unit points out that strenuous efforts have been made to keep out those who hold Nazi, fascist or racist views, and that this would remain the case if another conflict were to erupt and there was an urgent need for recruits.

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