Day 97: Most of Severodonetsk Under Russian Control; At Least 5 Civilians Killed in Donetsk

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    The Spin


    Pro-establishment narrative

    The Azov Regiment, a minority in the larger make up of the Ukrainian military, has rightly dropped the Medieval German symbol that was adopted by the Nazis and was being used by Russian propagandists to exploit claims of far-right nationalism. Instead, they're opting for a golden trident, the Ukrainian national symbol worn by other regiments.


    Establishment-critical narrative

    Despite mainstream media's minimization of the Azov Battalion, they clearly promote neo-Nazism and are receiving US and NATO weaponry to fight their proxy war with Russia. Just as the US funding of the Taliban to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan helped create Al-Qaeda, doesn't current support for Azov forces risk making the West complicit in creating the next terrorist organization?


    Metaculus Prediction


    Establishment split

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