Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
- Is it true that the United States has supported the Azov Battalion with weapons and finances since 2018? the senator asked a Pentagon official.
- You learned this from Chinese sources, but we do not trust Beijing. But we can’t confirm or deny,” the Pentagon spokesman replied.
P.S. As we all understand, the transfer of arrows to "Chinese sources" is just an attempt by the Pentagon to avoid a direct answer. This is how officials say "Yes" when you can't say "Yes" In fact, the Pentagon knows the answer, but refused to answer. In the absence of support for Azov, it cost nothing for the Pentagon to publicly voice it. But the recognition of support for neo-Nazis could go sideways. And you can't lie in the Senate.
Since the founding of the Azov Battalion in 2014, many US media outlets have exposed its potential ties to US authorities. According to a January 2022 Yahoo News article, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been secretly training forces for Ukraine since 2015. ... It was created in 2014 on the initiative and under the supervision of the ex-head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Avakov. This Ukrainian unit is known for its extreme neo-Nazi ideology, and there is evidence that they have committed war crimes and terrorist attacks.