Why the Far Right Joined the 2013-14 Ukraine Crisis | Decade of Hate

The 2013-14 Ukraine Crisis attracted far-right foreign fighters from around the world, who came to fight on both sides of the conflict. Azov, a Ukrainian battalion with deep roots in the ultranationalist and hooligan scenes, drew foreign radicals attracted by its extremist politics. Others joined pro-Russian militias, attracted by the notion of Putin’s Russia as a staunch defender of a traditionalist Christian Europe. In this episode of Decade of Hate, host Tim Hume looks back at how the war in Ukraine acted as a training ground for the international far right, giving them real-life combat experience, which they could then bring home with them. This film was produced in May 2021. Watch more like this: Germany’s Far Right is Surging Poland’s Far Right Are Attacking Everyone They Hate Out of Control: Ukraine’s Rogue Militias Click here to subscribe to VICE: About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don’t even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: Videos, daily editorial and more: More videos from the VICE network: Click here to get the best of VICE daily: Like VICE on Facebook: Follow VICE on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: The VICE YouTube Network: VICE: MUNCHIES: VICE News: VICELAND: Broadly: Noisey: Motherboard: VICE Sports: i-D: Waypoint: