Gord's Notebook : 04/01/2018

From BBC documentary on the Far Right in the Ukraine

'Restoring order' far-right style
Ukraine's National Militia says it "polices" the streets. So why does it also fight the police themselves?
4 April 2018

Ukraine: On patrol with the far-right National Militia
It's just over four years since the climax of the so-called Maidan revolution in Ukraine.

Months of street protests ended with a violent crackdown by the security forces, which lead to the then president, pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovych, fleeing the country into exile.

In the elections that followed, Ukrainian far right movements, which had been prominent in the protests - were expected to do well but failed to make much of an impact.

Now, with a new vote due in 2019, they're increasing their visibility again – and one controversial group in particular has caught the public eye: The National Militia.