Article in Finnish, but very important in current #russia conflict
Kreml uses ”traditional Russian heritage” as reasons to setup paramilitary training abroad. These ”cossacks” are not ethnic #cossacks, but are paid by Russian state to conduct training with live weapons as ”heritage”
Of these Kremlin-funded cossacks around the world, 27000 have already fought in #ukraine
Needless to say, Cossacks are not originally Russian either, but from south Ukraine 🇺🇦