Karelian National Movement

The Karelian National Movement (Russian: Карельское национальное движение; Finnish: Karjalan kansallinen liike; Karelian: Karjalan kanšallin liikeh), officially KKL-Stop the Occupation of Karelia is an umbrella term for two organizations that split from each other in 2023. The organization led by the original creator, Dmitry Kuznetsov, who also goes by the name Miteri Panfilov, is called Stop the Occupation of Karelia (Finnish: Lopeta Karjalan Valtaus), it was previously known as the Karelian National Liberation Movement. The organization led by Vladislav Oleynik is called the Karelian National Movement.

Karelian National Movement
KKL-Stop the Occupation of Karelia
Formation2012 (2012)
2022 (2022) (as the Karelian National Movement)
FounderDmitry Kuznetsov
PurposeSeparatism
Karelian nationalism
Irredentism (Kuznetsov faction)
Russophobia
Ethnic nationalism (Kuznetsov faction)
HeadquartersTartu
Location
Head of the Kuznetsov faction
Dmitry Kuznetsov
Head of the Oleynik faction
Vladislav Oleynik
Military unit
Karelian National Battalion (Oleynik faction)
AffiliationsFree Nations of Post-Russia Forum (Oleynik faction)
Conservative People's Party of Estonia (Oleynik faction)
Finnish far-right organizations (Oleynik faction)
Staff (2023)
25+
WebsiteOfficial Website (Kuznetsov faction)
Official Website (Oleynik faction)
Official Telegram (Kuznetsov faction)
Official Telegram (Oleynik faction)
Formerly called
Karelian National Liberation Movement

Both of the organizations are far-right Karelian separatist groups, dating back to 2012 under the name Stop the Occupation of Karelia.

Some Finnish and Russian journalists and politicians believe that the organization was used in information warfare.

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