Vladimir Putin defined the term 'de-Nazification' as likening Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his supporters to Nazis, thereby invoking the Soviet cult of World War II to justify Russian casualties by comparing them to the sacrifices made to defeat Hitler's armies.

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  How the war in Ukraine changed Russia's global standing | Brookings

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