
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.
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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