"'He is a figurehead of the worst kind of right-wing extremism in Ukraine's history, and really only the hardest of the nationalist hardliners are fans of him,' Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, told Law360 Pulse."

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "Allerdings zieht der Ukraine-Krieg nicht nur Rechtsextremisten an. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Seniordirektor der Anti-Extremismus-Organisation Counter Extremism Project, beobachtet auch Bemühungen von Linksextremen aus Europa und den USA, am Krieg in der Ukraine teilzunehmen. Viele sympathisierten in diesem Lager auch hier mit der Ukraine. Kiew, so Schindler, rekrutiere Kämpfer unabhängig von ihrer Gesinnung und bringe ihnen den Umgang mit der Waffe bei. Das sei gefährlich, warnt der Terrorforscher: 'In der Ukraine erwerben Extremisten nun Fähigkeiten, die sie für die gewaltmäßige Umsetzung ihrer ideologischen Ziele benötigen.'"

"Gregory Waters, an analyst at the Counter Extremism Project and nonresident fellow at the Middle East Institute, said there are more than a dozen recruitment centres in Syria run by Moscow-backed private pro-government armed groups."

"Despite the Azov movement’s international notoriety, Ukraine “is not a cesspit for Nazi sympathizers,” according to Alexander Ritzmann, a senior adviser at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), based in Berlin."

"Despite the Azov movement's international notoriety, Ukraine 'is not a cesspit for Nazi sympathizers,' according to Alexander Ritzmann, a senior adviser at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), based in Berlin... Plus -- Ritzmann says -- there are far-right actors prominent in Russia, too. 'There is a far-right extremist problem on both sides in the conflict, but there seems to be a bias in only reporting on Ukraine's far-right problem,' he said."

"The battalion’s role in recapturing Mariupol in June 2014 from Russian-backed forces brought it 'hero status' in Ukraine, said Alexander Ritzmann, a senior adviser at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), based in Berlin."

"Despite the Azov movement’s international notoriety, Ukraine “is not a cesspit for Nazi sympathizers,” according to Alexander Ritzmann, a senior adviser at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), based in Berlin.
He noted that in the last elections in Ukraine in 2019, Azov’s political wing only won 2.15% of the vote, and Biletsky lost his seat in parliament."

CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann referenced: "Gleichzeitig ist "Asow" von heute laut Experten nicht mehr "Asow" von 2014. Der politische Arm etwa versuche nach außen hin nicht mehr extremistisch aufzutreten, sagte Alexander Ritzmann vom Counter Extremism Projekt in Berlin der ARD. Er werte das aber vor allem als PR-Strategie."