Photo Gallery The Right-Wing Connection
Germany officially shuns the right-wing extremist NPD party. But it has not ostracized the Ukrainian nationalist party Svoboda to the same degree -- even though Svoboda and the NPD maintain tight relations. Here, Svoboda activists marching on Jan. 1, 2014.
Svoboda activists and supporters were heavily involved in the rallies and protests which led to the fall of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in February. Here, a Maidan protester wears a Svoboda party flag.
Because of Svoboda's significant support, it was part of negotiations aimed at finding a solution to the crisis in Ukraine in February. Here, US Secretary of State John Kerry takes part in a meeting with opposition leaders, including Svoboda party head Oleh Tyahnybok (second from right).
Though Svoboda maintains ties with the NPD, Germany's ambassador to Kiev has met with the right-wing extremist party's leader Oleh Tyahnybok.
People carrying Svoboda party flags at a demonstration in front of Ukrainian parliament on Feb. 27.
Acting Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov (right), Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (center) and leader of the Svoboda party Oleh Tyahnybok (left) attend a ceremony for marking of the 200th anniversary of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenkos in Kiev on March 9, 2014
