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[–]asterias 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Putin and Russian state in general are firmly against nationalists and they hate them. For some reason, people in the West think that this is not the case and they are just setting themselves up for a big disappointment.

[–]send_nasty_stuffNational Socialist 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

Where is your evidence that Putin is anti nationalism?

[–]TheJamesRocket 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The far right partys in Russia are legitimately dangerous; They openly advocate for war against NATO and Europe. Putin suppresses them for a reason.

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Petty nationalism is a disease.

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    [–]TheJamesRocket 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Mainly its because of NATOs expansion into Eastern Europe, which they view as an existential threat that must be solved by war. But they also hate the corporate culture of black worship, tranny worship, and feminism.

    [–]asterias 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/61057

    [–]asterias 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Here are some more of his views from official or established sources:

    On Western "far-rightists" (already mentioned)

    On "antisemitism"

    On who should migrate to Russia

    Here is a statement by the Russian MFA which looks pretty official:

    https://www.twitter.com/mfa_russia/status/1499389560459042816