Tamerlane
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People who say that because Zelensky is a Zionist Jew he couldn't be supporting neo-nazis. The reality is that Zelensky's backer, the Jewish Ukranian oligarch, Ihor Kolomoisky, is also the main backer of the neo-nazis.
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Ihor Kolomoisky was widely seen as one of Zelensky’s main backers and his channel boosted Zelensky’s visibility and popularity ahead of the April election that saw him defeat Poroshenko.
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Before becoming part of Ukraine’s armed forces, who funded Azov?
The unit received backing from Ukraine’s interior minister in 2014, as the government had recognised its own military was too weak to fight off the pro-Russian separatists and relied on paramilitary volunteer forces.
These forces were privately funded by oligarchs – the most known being Igor Kolomoisky, an energy magnate billionaire and then-governor of the Dnipropetrovska region.
In addition to Azov, Kolomoisky funded other volunteer battalions such as the Dnipro 1 and Dnipro 2, Aidar and Donbas units.
Profile: Who are Ukraine’s far-right Azov regiment?
The regiment, which has been accused of neo-Nazi ties, has since been absorbed in the national army.
