Neo-Nazi Cross Border Raids in Russia Raise Tensions With Moscow

A neo-Nazi aligned militant leading cross border raids into Russia using American military equipment told the Washington Post that his forces were escalating tensions with Moscow. While Kiev denies public support for the militia behind the scenes Ukrainian officers are seeking to expand the operations. Some of Ukraine's western backers made views supporting the groups as problematic because of the fighters neo-Nazi views and the risk of escalating to direct war with Moscow.