Notice the intimacy with which the Americans deal with the two leading so-called “moderate”—and these are big shots, they both want to be president—U… - Stephen F. Cohen

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Notice the intimacy with which the Americans deal with the two leading so-called “moderate”—and these are big shots, they both want to be president—Ukrainian opposition.... Tyagnybok, that they say has got to play a role, he’s the leader of the Freedom Party, the Svoboda Party, but a large element of that party, to put it candidly, is quasi-fascist.... This is the guy... that Senator John McCain in November or December went to Kiev and embraced. Either McCain didn’t know who he was, or he didn’t care.

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About Stephen F. Cohen

Stephen F. Cohen (November 25, 1938 – September 18, 2020) was an American scholar and professor emeritus of Russian studies at Princeton University and New York University. His academic work concentrated on modern Russian history and Russia's relationship with the United States.

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Native Name: Stephen Frand Cohen
Alternative Names: Stephen Cohen
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Fascist or neo-Nazi revivalism is underway today in many countries, from Europe to the United States, but the Ukrainian version is of special importance and a particular danger. A large, growing, well-armed fascist movement has reappeared in a large European country that is the political epicenter of the new Cold War between the United States and Russia—indeed a movement that not so much denies the Holocaust as glorifies it.

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The chance for Zelensky, the new president who had this very large victory, 70 plus percent to negotiate with Russia an end to that war, it’s got to be seized. And it requires the United States, basically, simply saying to Zelensky, 'Go for it, we’ve got your back.'

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