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There are Russian speakers in Western Ukraine. Zelensky himself is a fluent Russian speaker. Azov was actually founded by Jewish oligarchs like Kolomoisky who would hire street hooligan Nazi-larpers as their private militias.

The Nazi branding was acceptable because it was a way for Jewish oligarchs to intimidate other Jewish oligarchs with their pet "Nazi" militias. It then later became acceptable because it was a method for trolling and provoking conflict with Russia.