The Biden administration has lifted a ban on arms shipments to the Ukrainian military unit known as the Azov Brigade, a former militia with ties to far-right hate groups. The State Department said Tuesday a thorough review turned up no evidence the brigade’s members have committed human rights abuse...
Whenever I comment on the relationship between that brigade and neo-fascism, someone points out that I am repeating Putin's rhetoric, so I wonder why there are those who are so interested in dispersing attention from a neo-fascist alliance.
Because the political leanings of a combat unit has zero bearing on anything. They are not in charge. They are not being allied with. They have aligned interests in fighting a greater evil.
So any attempts to pretend it matters does clearly, nakedly, come from a place of wanting to push back against supporting Ukraine's defense.
There is no doubt about this relationship, but highlighting it by zooming into it and ignoring the broader context is effectively doing what putin is doing