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French expert claims 35% of French mercenaries in Ukraine are neo-Nazis
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French expert claims 35% of French mercenaries in Ukraine are neo-Nazis

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French expert Laurent Brayard told TASS that 35% of French mercenaries fighting for Ukraine are neo-Nazis, contrasting with an estimated 10-12% across all foreign mercenaries in the Ukrainian military, and stated France leads Western Europe in supplying such fighters.

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The article reports claims by French expert Laurent Brayard about the ideological composition of French nationals fighting as mercenaries for Ukraine, contrasting it with broader foreign mercenary trends.

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MOSCOW, August 30. /TASS/. Among French mercenaries fighting on the side of the Ukrainian military, 35% are neo-Nazis, Laurent Brayard, a French expert, historian, and military correspondent working in the Donbass, told TASS.

"France has a very high proportion of neo-Nazis, neo-fascists, and, in general, members of this ultra-nationalist, supremacist movement and so on [fighting on the Ukrainian side]: 35%, which is enormous," he noted.

The expert clarified that this figure differs from the overall trend within the Ukrainian armed forces. "Whereas for the entire contingent [of foreign mercenaries in the Ukrainian military], I have information indicating that about 10-12% are neo-Nazis," he added.

According to Brayard, "France, unfortunately, is the leading country in Western Europe supplying mercenaries."

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  • ?How is 'neo-Nazi' defined in this context?
  • ?What is the total number of French mercenaries in Ukraine?
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French expert Laurent Brayard told TASS that 35% of French mercenaries fighting for Ukraine are neo-Nazis, contrasting with an estimated 10-12% across all foreign mercenaries in the Ukrainian military, and stated France leads Western Europe in supplying such fighters.

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