Russia’s obsession with framing Ukraine as a Nazi state serves to justify the ongoing invasion and to distract from Russia’s own historical baggage. This manipulative narrative, a cornerstone of Kremlin disinformation, relies on historical revisionism to falsely depict Ukraine as a haven for fascists. This grotesque distortion of history trivialises the horrors of Nazism and manipulates public perception both at home and abroad. The Kremlin has long played fast and loose with history to bolster