On February 28, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House to discuss a path towards an end to the war with Russia. The meeting ended early after President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated President Zelenskyy for "not acting at all thankful" for aid Ukraine has received from the United States. The meeting was broadcast live, allowing for immediate reactions from media outlets, politicians, and commentators internationally. While discourse in some of these spheres was more nuanced, neo-Nazis and white supremacists online almost uniformly professed support for Russia, Putin, and Trump, and disdain for Zelenskyy and Ukraine.
This marks a clear shift from extremist sentiment regarding Ukraine in the early days of the fighting, when neo-Nazi and white supremacist discourse about the Russia-Ukraine conflict was marked by conflicting opinions on which side was the "correct" side for white supremacists to support.
The following report will provide a brief overview of neo-Nazis' and white supremacists' current opinions on Western support for Ukraine.
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Neo-Nazis And White Supremacists Around The World Deride Zelenskyy Following Tumultuous White House Meeting
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