Arsen Avakov and Andriy Biletsky were openly fascistic in their persecution of ethnic Russians in Ukraine, yet both featured prominently in the post-coup governments:
Ukrainian interior minister with close ties to the far right resigns
"Ukraine’s Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, who is notorious for his ties to neo-Nazis, has resigned from his position in the government of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"No reasons for his surprise resignation were revealed.
"Avakov was the country’s longest-serving minister.
"He spent seven years in his position starting in 2014 under former President Petro Poroshenko, who came to power after a US- and EU-backed far-right coup in Kiev.
"He continued on after Zelensky defeated Poroshenko to claim the presidency in 2019.
"In addition to serving under two different presidents, Avakov also maintained his position through four different prime ministers."
"As Interior Minister, Avakov oversaw the country’s
domestic security forces including both local and national police, and Ukraine’s newly reformed National Guard, which is composed of members of the country’s various fascist militias such as the Azov Battalion.
"Thanks in no small measure to Avakov—who maintains a personal friendship with the leader of the Azov Battalion, Andriy Biletsky—open fascists were essentially granted the full backing of the Ukrainian state."