Tag: Andriy Bilets’ky

Azov Launch New Political Party; Heavy Shelling In South; Far-Right Italians Visit Crimea

October 14, 2016

The new Azov National Corps opposes EU membership and calls instead for a new union between the Black and Baltic seas.

Azov March In Kiev In Opposition To Donbass Elections, But Votes Are Likely Far Off

May 20, 2016

Supporters of the Azov civilian corps and National Guard Regiment, whose leadership originates in the far-right of Ukrainian politics, have been marching in Kiev this morning in protest against the holding of local elections in occupied areas of the Donbass.

Whither the Ukrainian Far Right?

February 1, 2015

Introduction The early presidential and parliamentary elections in Ukraine that took place in May and October 2014, respectively proved to be disastrous for the Ukrainian parties of the political far right. Oleh Tyahnybok, the leader of Svoboda, the All-Ukrainian Union Freedom party, obtained 1.16% of the vote in the presidential election, while his party secured […]