It's still a nasty stink to have people whose ideological leanings went that way, standing up in parliament and getting recognition.
And it does a disservice to the Ukrainian people. Because it emphasizes the ugly side of Ukrainian nationalism instead of the legitimate side of their cause, and gives Putin and Lavrov an ideological weapon at home and abroad in BRICs countries, etc.
The line from the west should be clear: we will help defend you. Your cause is just. But the far right imagery has to end, they need to put their foot down about it. Was looking at photos of the liberation of (what's left of) Andriivka the other day and right there in a western news media article was an unfurled flag of a far right militia with a quasi-Nazi insignia. That's f'd up.
From my understanding of friends who grew up in the Canadian Ukrainian community, there have always been two sides to it, with "progressive" or "left" branches and nationalist and right-wing branches. I remember a friend telling me his parents sent him to a Ukrainian summer camps where they practiced shooting rifles to "fight against Russians" and stuff. In Canada. It's a messed up history.
There's this general error as seeing too many things in black and white, as a battle of two sides, one being the good and the other the evil. No, not all Ukrainians are heroes or saints, nor were they so. Right now they are invaded, true, but this doesn't erase any dark spots from their past. So let Putin bark his lies for as long as he want, and let those who must pay for their past deeds, pay for them. Or not, if a court decides they are not guilty - remember the guy is only charged, not convicted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Waffen_Grenadier_Division...