Azov Battalion
Azov preaches a white-supremacist ideology that portrays Russians as “Asiatic” and Ukrainians and “pure” white people. It uses numerous neo-Nazi symbols, including the German wolfsangel and black sun.
Ukraine does indeed have a Nazi problem, and it it not new. Unlike the US where “nazi” is a label that ignorant leftists apply to anyone who disagrees with their ideology, real Nazis in Ukraine are part of the their government - the Azov Battalion is literally part of the Ukraine National Guard. Ironically, Democrats have been raising the alarm about Azov Battalion since 2015.
The Azov movement was founded as a fascist gang that served as the muscle behind a violent US-sponsored coup in Ukraine in 2014, overthrowing a democratically elected government that had maintained political neutrality, and instead installing a pro-Western and viciously anti-Russian regime.
After the 2014 putsch, the Azov Battalion was officially incorporated into Ukraine’s National Guard. It is now known as the Azov Detachment or Azov Regiment, and helps oversee special operations.
Azov preaches a white-supremacist ideology that portrays Russians as “Asiatic” and Ukrainians and “pure” white people. It uses numerous neo-Nazi symbols, including the German wolfsangel and black sun.
https://multipolarista.com/2022/03/10/nato-arming-training-nazis-ukraine-azov/
2015
The first thing you notice as you walk through the corridors of the Azov battalion's base in Mariupol are the swastikas. - Nicholas Lazaredes, 2015
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-13/inside-the-mariupol-base-of-ukraines-azov-battalion/6306242
2015
House passed my amendment to prohibit assistance to Azov Battalion - a far-right white supremacist militia at front lines of Ukraine conflict. - US Rep John Conyers, 2015
2018
Ever since the "Orange Revolution" began under President Bush, the U.S. has been complicit in the rehabilitation and spread of Neo-Nazis in Ukraine. Enough is enough! Our government must stand up to the Azov Battalion and other fascist groups. - US Rep Ro Khan, 2018
2018
Congress bans US arms from going to Ukrainian militia linked to neo-Nazis - The Hill, 2018
2019
There are no doubts about the neo-Nazi and white supremacist background of the Azov Battalion, a militia that has positioned itself at the forefront of the fight against Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. As the founder and head of the battalion Andriy Biletsky once put it, "The historic mission of our nation in this critical moment is to lead the White Races of the world in a final crusade for their survival." - The Daily Beast, 2019
https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-america-training-neonazis-in-ukraine
2019
40 House Democrats Signed A 2019 Letter Asking The State Department To Designate Ukraine's Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion As A Terrorist Organization
"For example, the Azov Battalion is a well-known ultranationalist militia organization in Ukraine that openly welcomes neo-Nazis into its ranks...The United Nations has chronicled human rights abuses and incidents of torture in this group's relatively short history... The Christchurch... shooter claimed he had trained with the Azov Battalion in Ukraine."
2022
NATO is arming and training Nazis in Ukraine, as US floods Russia’s neighbor with weapons
NATO is sending weapons and trainers to help neo-Nazis in Ukraine’s white-supremacist Azov movement fight Russia. This follows numerous reports of Western government support for Ukrainian far-right extremists.
https://multipolarista.com/2022/03/10/nato-arming-training-nazis-ukraine-azov/
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