I still think Putin isn’t as concerned about neo-nazis as much as he is NATO and taking parts of Ukraine for capitalist interests. But holy shit it’s been icing on the cake for Ukraine to be infested with nazis. It’s probably why more Russians aren’t against the war. Morale wouldn’t be high if they were fighting solely on behalf of the country’s billionaires. But offer them a chance to kill genuine fascists? People will volunteer to do that for free.