The fresh reversal by the US of a long-standing policy preventing the Ukrainian neo-Nazi group from utilizing American weapons is simply a sign that the West is increasingly desperate to win the war, claims a erstwhile DOD official.
Early this week, the State Department put an end to the ban on arms supply for the Azov Brigade, which legislature first introduced in 2018.
The United States initially wanted to distance themselves from a group that is linked to neo-Naziism and has a past of human rights violations.
Now But they saythat the fresh review showed that "there is no evidence" that the unit's support violates Leahy's rights, which prohibit the US from providing assistance to abroad safety forces erstwhile there is credible evidence that they have committed "a threatening violation of human rights".
This is an interesting attitude, given the well documented past of the individual.
Founded in 2014, by white suprematist Andrej Biłecki, its logo was inspired by the symbolism SS.
Although it was initially a volunteer militia of respective 100 members, it was later informally incorporated into the Ukrainian armed forces, although it retains large autonomy in making operational decisions.
The Azov Battalion was accused by the UN, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty global of a long list of human rights violations, including rape and torture of civilians.
Former elder safety Policy Analyst in the US Department of Defence Michael Maloof told RT that he felt that changing his head was a sign that Washington was becoming increasingly desperate.
"Azov's group evidently did not pass from sinners to saints overnight. There is inactive a list of atrocities they committed, human rights violations... You inactive see them marching as a group with their symbols, with their camaraderie and discipline supporting fascism," he said.
He added that the decision was only credible claims by Russian president Vladimir Putin that their invasion of Ukraine was intended to get free of the Nazis there.
"War is already fundamentally lost"
"I question the sense of continuing to support the Nazi organization in this way, due to the fact that the war is already fundamentally lost. Supporting Azov only adds fuel to the fire... and strengthens and strengthens Russia's viewpoint that it is about fighting Nazism in Ukraine," he said.
He besides said that the achievements to date The Azov Battalion In the war, they were not outstanding.
At the beginning of the conflict, they were reportedly rather easy defeated by Russian forces under Mariupol, and access to American weapons would not make much difference. In his opinion, the abolition of the ban will not bring any crucial changes to the battlefield.
No wonder the unit sees it differently, stating, "Qualifying to aid the U.S. not only will increase the combat effectiveness of Azova, but, most importantly, will aid save the lives and wellness of brigade personnel". They besides claim that they are not related to Nazism, fascism, or racism.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Pieskov criticized this decision. Russian state news agency TASS reports that he said the United States is now "ready to flirt with neo-Nazis", and Moscow reaction for this decision is "extremely negative".
The sources of this article include:
CRSReports.Congress.gov
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