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A U.S. intelligence community assessment obtained by Yahoo News concluded that the Russian government is providing xe2x80x9cindirect and passive supportxe2x80x9d to neofascist groups operating in the U.S. and elsewhere, but stops short of accusing the Kremlin of supplying financial or material assistance to Western extremist groups.
The Kremlin xe2x80x9cprobably tolerates some private Russian entitiesxe2x80x99 supportxe2x80x9d for U.S. and European white nationalist groups xe2x80x9cbecause it aligns with Kremlin efforts to aggravate societal fissures in the West,xe2x80x9d states the report.
Russian neofascist groups have attempted to recruit and provide paramilitary training to North American and European extremists in order to xe2x80x9cexpand their reach into the West, increase membership, and raise money,xe2x80x9d according to the unclassified July 2021 intelligence report.
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