Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Groups Have Factions in the US (Unite The Right/Rise Above) - Both Tied To CIA

In this clip, Ryan Cristián dives into the proof showing that the Rise Above Movement in the US (Charlottesville, 2017) has direct ties to Ukrainian Neo-Nazi groups (Azov) and the CIA.

Nazism is alive and well in Ukraine. The CIA has been training them since 2015. They have a faction here in the United States. But you won’t hear that on the mainstream media.

In Charlottesville, North Caroline from August 11 to 12, 2017, a demonstration took place known as the “Unite the Right Rally” that rocked the social and political landscape, causing massive uproar and division. One of the groups that became most associated with this event was known as the “Rise Above Movement” (RAM).

The most notable incident that happened during the event on the afternoon of August 12th, was a vehicle that crashed into a group of counter-protestors, killing one person and injuring dozens more. The event was blamed on far-right, Neo-Nazi groups and was used as artillery to attack former President Donald Trump for the duration of his presidency. 1

Rise Above Movement. Photo courtesy of Richmond Times Dispatch

Four members of the Rise Above Movement (RAM) were arrested in connection with the violence that

took place that day.2

An Affidavit and Criminal Complaint was filed by FBI Special Agent Scott J. Bierwirth against Robert Paul Rundo, the founder of the Rise Above Movement, along with three other members, in connection with the Charlottesville incident. The affidavit talks about how these RAM members went on to meet with members of the Azov Battalion in Ukraine follow the Charlottesville incident:

… several RAM (Rise Above Movement) members, including RUNDO… traveled to Germany, Ukraine, and Italy to celebrate Adolf Hitler’s birthday and meet with members of European white supremacy extremist groups, including a group known as White-Rex. Shortly after that trip, the RAM-affiliated clothing company Right Brand Clothing, of 8 which RUNDO is the registered owner, posted several photographs on its Instagram page of RUNDO and other RAM members in Germany, Ukraine, and Italy…

On August 1, 2018, an Instagram user “tagged” Right Brand Clothing’s account in a post containing a photograph of RAM members during their trip to Germany, Ukraine, and Italy meeting with Olena Semenyaka, the leader of the International Department for the National Corps, which is a political party in the Ukraine that was founded in 2016 out of a regiment of the Ukranian military called the Azov Battalion. Based on my training and experience, I know that the Azov Battalion is a paramilitary unit of the Ukranian National Guard which is known for its association with neo-Nazi ideology and use of Nazi symbolism, and which is believed to have participated in training and radicalizing United States-based white supremacy organizations. 3

The Affidavit clearly shows that these RAM members were in close contact with members of the Azov Battalion and other Ukrainian Paramilitary groups.

With the lead up to the invasion by Russia, the mainstream media was bragging about the CIA’s involvement in training Ukraine’s Paramilitary groups for combat:

The CIA is overseeing a secret intensive training program in the U.S. for elite Ukrainian special operations forces and other intelligence personnel, according to five former intelligence and national security officials familiar with the initiative. The program, which started in 2015, is based at an undisclosed facility in the Southern U.S., according to some of those officials…

While the covert program, run by paramilitaries working for the CIA’s Ground Branch — now officially known as Ground Department — was established by the Obama administration after Russia’s invasion and annexation of Crimea in 2014, and expanded under the Trump administration, the Biden administration has further augmented it, said a former senior intelligence official in touch with colleagues in government.4

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Once again, we see the torches being utilized in demonstrations by these factions in Ukraine, reminiscent of Charlottesville 2017.

Here are some of Ryan’s tweets from a suspended account that live on in perpetuity on the Wayback Machine covering this topic:

The hypocrisy of the mainstream media is abundantly clear as it creates an entire industry around weaponizing these images of people with torches domestically, yet speaks so favorably of the same factions in Ukraine. Make sure you go back and revisit all of TLAV’s coverage on this topic (see below5) and help get the word out that there is much more to this story than most are able to see.

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3

https://web.archive.org/web/20220412165610/https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RAM-rioting-Rundo-et-al-COMPLAINT133873

4

https://news.yahoo.com/cia-trained-ukrainian-paramilitaries-may-take-central-role-if-russia-invades-185258008.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAN4OuZr-UcnjWf6lZp7t4561YdjEeuUfWL1Hx-aUH1dZNGrUL61zmCgR8KOtKtRcmRMmXdgg4W2_jYixkfi6fVoHDu4SSexrd9HmkoLEJzHm0_FIf4AwJWiFMiYZNwqafy5MYZH2IKQEQ6QRrJk9j9tZunSQoRaQS2v7ASwU7_cM

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