Report from the FSB, which is highly questionable, says radical group known as ‘Maniacs, Cult of Murder’ planned attacks; Western countries bracing for possible invasion of Ukraine. Amid a ratcheting up of tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Russia’s intelligence service claimed on Monday that it had arrested 106 supporters of a Ukrainian neo-Nazi group, alleging that they were planning attacks and mass murders. The Federal Security Service (FSB) said that a radical youth group called the MKU, or “Maniacs, Cult of Murder,” had been set up by Ukraine’s intelligence services, allegedly led by a Ukrainian national named Yegor Krasnov. Ukraine vehemently denies the charges. The report comes as Western observers worry Russia is pushing a narrative that could be used to justify a military invasion of Ukraine. Russian intelligence services had previously attempted to link the MKU with Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, according to an investigation by journalist Ilya Barabanov reported in The Daily Beast. (…) US intelligence officials say Russia has moved 70,000 troops toward Ukraine’s border and is preparing for a possible invasion early next year. Moscow denies it has any plans to attack Ukraine and rejects Western concerns as part of a smear campaign.
via timesofisrael: Amid escalating tensions, Russia claims to arrest Ukrainian neo-Nazis
siehe auch: Russia arrests over 100 suspects linked to Ukrainian neo-Nazi group. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) says it has arrested 106 suspected members of a Ukrainian neo-Nazi group. Authorities carried out a number of raids across Russia on Monday against the “MKU” youth group, the FSB said in a statement. The group is accused of using social media and online messaging forums to plan “terrorist acts and mass murders”. The authority claimed that the suspects had been operating “under the auspices of the Ukrainian special services”. But Ukraine has denied any links to the suspects, amid rising tensions between the two countries. A Ukrainian security official told AFP that the allegations were a “media campaign” aimed at discrediting Kyiv.