In the years since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, the brigade has tried to recast its public image away from the controversy surrounding its ultranationalist origins to that of an effective and skillful fighting force.
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Updated 3:54 AM CDT, June 11, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. has removed restrictions on the transfer of American weapons and training to a high-profile Ukrainian military unit with a checkered past, the State Department said on Tuesday.
--- they're Nazi.
The move will help the Azov Brigade, among Ukraine’s most effective and popular fighting units, move beyond its reputation as a far-right movement, a perception its commanders have been trying to dispel as Russian propaganda.
--- again, they're Nazi.
“Obtaining western weapons and training from the United States will not only increase the combat ability of Azov, but most importantly, contribute to the preservation of the lives and the health of personnel,” the statement said.
--- AZOV is the equivalent of Russia's Wagner Group, except they're Nazi.
Moscow has repeatedly portrayed the Azov as a Nazi group and accused it of atrocities, but has publicly given no evidence. In 2022, Russia’s top court officially designated Azov a terrorist group.
---- AZOV's history as a Far-Right White Nationalist NAZI militia is WELL DOCUMENTED by both sides of the spectrum. They were roundly condemned by US media before the war began.
The brigade grew out of a group called the Azov Battalion, formed in 2014 as one of many volunteer brigades created to fight Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. The battalion drew its initial fighters from far-right circles.
It all started in "far-right" circles... but trust us, they're not really Nazi.
The Kremlin has seized on the regiment’s origins to cast Russia’s invasion as a battle against Nazi influence in Ukraine.
"cast as".
------------- it's amazing how a country that had no Nazi in the beginning has so many Nazi now.
US lifts weapons ban on a high-profile Ukrainian military unit with a checkered past
The U.S. State Department has removed restrictions on the transfer of American weapons and training to a high-profile Ukrainian military unit with a checkered past.
apnews.com
Updated 3:54 AM CDT, June 11, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. has removed restrictions on the transfer of American weapons and training to a high-profile Ukrainian military unit with a checkered past, the State Department said on Tuesday.
--- they're Nazi.
The move will help the Azov Brigade, among Ukraine’s most effective and popular fighting units, move beyond its reputation as a far-right movement, a perception its commanders have been trying to dispel as Russian propaganda.
--- again, they're Nazi.
“Obtaining western weapons and training from the United States will not only increase the combat ability of Azov, but most importantly, contribute to the preservation of the lives and the health of personnel,” the statement said.
--- AZOV is the equivalent of Russia's Wagner Group, except they're Nazi.
Moscow has repeatedly portrayed the Azov as a Nazi group and accused it of atrocities, but has publicly given no evidence. In 2022, Russia’s top court officially designated Azov a terrorist group.
---- AZOV's history as a Far-Right White Nationalist NAZI militia is WELL DOCUMENTED by both sides of the spectrum. They were roundly condemned by US media before the war began.
The brigade grew out of a group called the Azov Battalion, formed in 2014 as one of many volunteer brigades created to fight Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. The battalion drew its initial fighters from far-right circles.
It all started in "far-right" circles... but trust us, they're not really Nazi.
The Kremlin has seized on the regiment’s origins to cast Russia’s invasion as a battle against Nazi influence in Ukraine.
"cast as".
------------- it's amazing how a country that had no Nazi in the beginning has so many Nazi now.
