This video is from 2019. It shows a confrontation between Zelensky and a member of Azov battalion in the Donbas region. Zelensky demands that the neo-nazis lay down their arms. The fighter refuses. Zelensky is NOT running the show. The neo-nazis are.
By 2019, the strength and the influence of the far-right had become so widespread that there were even rumours of a potential coup against Zelensky by members of Azov and other groups, allegedly because of his then-plans to pull troops back from Donbass.
further reading: Minsk Protocol
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