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The State Department announced on Monday that Ukraine’s Azov Brigade, which has a long history of association with Nazi socialism, will be allowed to receive American weapons and training.“After thorough review, Ukraine’s 12th Special Forces Azov Brigade passed Leahy vetting as carried out by the U.S. Department of State,” the State Department. The statement did not say exactly when it lifted the restrictions whether the Azov Brigade already has access to U.S. equipment or not.
Since its inception, the Azov Brigade has used symbols reminiscent of Nazi iconography and foreign media organizations rarely have trouble finding Azov fighters who are willing to say Adolf Hitler was misunderstood, the Holocaust never happened, or the swastika is just an ancient symbol of sun worship.
The Azov Brigade soared in popularity among Ukrainians after Russia invaded in 2022, quickly gaining a reputation as one of the mostcombat units. The unit defended the city of Mariupol, gaining folk-hero status by holding out for weeks under intense Russian bombardment and suffering hundreds of casualties, but lost.
In addition to the pro-Nazi political stands of its founding members, the Azov Brigade has been accused of human rights violations by theIn 2018, members of the Azov militia who spun off into a group called the “National Druzhyna” were filmed destroying a Romany camp in Kyiv using axes and sledgehammers. The Ukrainian National Police subsequently investigated the vigilante group for “hooliganism.
Russia and its allies harp on American support for Ukraine and its alleged neo-Nazi battalions as evidence of U.S. hypocrisy on human rights. China, in particular, isthat the State Department effectively concluded today’s Azov Brigade is “distinct structurally” from the militia that caused so much controversy before the Russian invasion.other U.S.
“Receiving Western weapons and training from the U.S. will not only increase the combat capability of Azov, but most importantly, will contribute to the preservation of the lives and health of the personnel of the brigade,” the unitin a statement on Tuesday. “Azov is becoming even more powerful, even more professional and even more dangerous for occupiers.”
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