Russian Dissidents Join Ukraine Forces in Fight for Freedom

A group of Russian dissidents known as the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) is fighting alongside Ukraine against Russia, but their far-right white nationalist politics, including some neo-Nazi members, have raised concerns. The RVC's leader, Denis Kapustin, has expressed extreme views against migrants and Muslims, although he denies being a neo-Nazi. The alliance between the RVC and Ukraine raises uncomfortable questions, as it feeds into Putin's propaganda narrative that Ukraine is dominated by the far right. While the majority of forces fighting for Ukraine are not far right, the RVC's extreme politics lend some credibility to the Kremlin's claims.