Another Guardian article disputing Russia's claims of Ukrainian fascist coup.

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14. Another Guardian reporter with an axe to grind

I'll grant that the Russians have been pushing the Ukrainian/neo-Nazi connection pretty hard. But the people who have been trying most assiduously to debunk it have their own agenda. Luke Harding was formerly a correspondent in Russia who made himself unwelcome by calling it a Mafia state, has since gotten into trouble over a plagiarism scandal, and has written infamously antagonistic books on Wikileaks and on Edward Snowden.

The truth may well lie somewhere in the middle. But to keep posting articles by Western neoliberals and others who have a stake in downplaying the fascist element in Ukraine and presenting these as sober analyses of the situation by people with impeccable credentials does not contribute to a balanced assessment.