You don't think a country that actively censors the internet, monitors and jails people who post "wrong" memes or speech, and indefinitely jails minorities couldn't be considered fascist?
People are labeled fascists here and on reddit for much much less.
Kinda odd that a US state official is talking about this in language implying it's the US's war? Removes the whole facade that this isn't US+Ukraine vs Russia that everyone's pretending isn't happening.