Navalny has argued that the people of Crimea should decide the fate of the peninsula by holding a free and open referendum. He has also said that Ukraine will likely refuse to recognize the results of such a referendum, were it ever held, and the conflict in and over Crimea will probably drag on for decades.
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His realist position on Crimea angered both sides: Kasparov dissociated himself from Navalny because of Navalny’s failure to state that Crimea is and should remain a part of Ukraine;
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"He used to attend the Russian march, a very far-right nationalist group generally behind the slogan of 'Russia for ethnic Russians'. Anybody who expects Navalny to be an ideal Western liberal Democrat has been mistaken," she tells Euronews.
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His ultra-nationalist sentiment was prominent in a video dating back some 17 years filled with xenophobic comments.
"Everything in our way should be carefully but decisively removed through deportation," Navalny said in the video dressed as a dentist, comparing immigrants to dental cavities.
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"Everyone expected Navalny to be anti-Putin and anti-imperialist, but he supported the invasion."
Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, accusing its neighbour of committing genocide against Russian speakers in the border regions. Others say Russia actually invaded to further its geopolitical interests and assert regional dominance.
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In a 2007 pro-gun rights video, Navalny presents himself as a “certified nationalist” who wants to exterminate “flies and cockroaches” – while bearded Muslim men appear in cutaways.
He whips out a gun and shoots an actor wearing a keffiyeh who tried to “attack” him.
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In 2013, Navalny ran for Moscow mayor on an anti-migrant platform – and came second with 27 percent of the vote.
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He also recalled highly controversial comments made by the Russian opposition politician about Crimea in the fall of 2014, after the peninsula had already been annexed by Moscow.
"What, is Crimea a ham sandwich or something that you can take and give it back?" Navalny had asked rhetorically at the time, irritating Ukrainians.
So yeah, I correct: anti-war, but not pro-Ukraine either, and his opinion on Ukraine is unknown but you can make assumptions based on his ethno-nationalist stance.
Navalny has argued that the people of Crimea should decide the fate of the peninsula by holding a free and open referendum. He has also said that Ukraine will likely refuse to recognize the results of such a referendum, were it ever held, and the conflict in and over Crimea will probably drag on for decades.
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Navalny has argued that the people of Crimea should decide the fate of the peninsula by holding a free and open referendum. He has also said that Ukraine will likely refuse to recognize the results of such a referendum, were it ever held, and the conflict in and over Crimea will probably drag on for decades.
[…]
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His realist position on Crimea angered both sides: Kasparov dissociated himself from Navalny because of Navalny’s failure to state that Crimea is and should remain a part of Ukraine;
And:
>
"He used to attend the Russian march, a very far-right nationalist group generally behind the slogan of 'Russia for ethnic Russians'. Anybody who expects Navalny to be an ideal Western liberal Democrat has been mistaken," she tells Euronews.
[…]
>
His ultra-nationalist sentiment was prominent in a video dating back some 17 years filled with xenophobic comments.
"Everything in our way should be carefully but decisively removed through deportation," Navalny said in the video dressed as a dentist, comparing immigrants to dental cavities.
[…]
>
"Everyone expected Navalny to be anti-Putin and anti-imperialist, but he supported the invasion."
Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, accusing its neighbour of committing genocide against Russian speakers in the border regions. Others say Russia actually invaded to further its geopolitical interests and assert regional dominance.
And:
>
In a 2007 pro-gun rights video, Navalny presents himself as a “certified nationalist” who wants to exterminate “flies and cockroaches” – while bearded Muslim men appear in cutaways.
He whips out a gun and shoots an actor wearing a keffiyeh who tried to “attack” him.
[…]
>
In 2013, Navalny ran for Moscow mayor on an anti-migrant platform – and came second with 27 percent of the vote.
And:
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He also recalled highly controversial comments made by the Russian opposition politician about Crimea in the fall of 2014, after the peninsula had already been annexed by Moscow.
"What, is Crimea a ham sandwich or something that you can take and give it back?" Navalny had asked rhetorically at the time, irritating Ukrainians.
So yeah, I correct: anti-war, but not pro-Ukraine either, and his opinion on Ukraine is unknown but you can make assumptions based on his ethno-nationalist stance.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-evolution-of-alexey-navalnys-nationalism
https://www.euronews.com/2023/07/07/racist-or-revolutionary-is-alexei-navalny-who-many-westerners-think-he-is
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/25/navalny-has-the-kremlin-foe-moved-on-from-his-nationalist-past
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/accusations-of-colonialist-thinking-ukrainians-angered-by-messages-from-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-a-c4557ce5-c761-4306-9e9a-afdc07125ab0
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Navalny has argued that the people of Crimea should decide the fate of the peninsula by holding a free and open referendum. He has also said that Ukraine will likely refuse to recognize the results of such a referendum, were it ever held, and the conflict in and over Crimea will probably drag on for decades.