| − | The Azov Battalion, a neo-Nazi paramilitary unit of the Ukrainian National Guard,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220214233722/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kiev-lets-loose-men-in-black-qm85k6jhlbj</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220306234450/https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ab7dw/azov-battalion-ukraine-far-right</ref> has received [[NATO]] training and weapons from [[the West]] and the United States.<ref>https://mronline.org/2021/11/13/military-knows-it-looks-bad-but-works-with-neo-nazis-anyway/</ref><ref>https://multipolarista.com/2022/03/10/nato-arming-training-nazis-ukraine-azov/<ref> Its leader, Andriy Biletsky, said the Ukrainian nation’s mission was to “lead the white races of the world in a final crusade against [[Semite]]-led subhumans”.<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/azov-ukraine-s-most-prominent-ultranationalist-group-sets-its-sights-on-u-s-europe/29600564.html</ref> | + | The Azov Battalion, a neo-Nazi paramilitary unit of the Ukrainian National Guard,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220214233722/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kiev-lets-loose-men-in-black-qm85k6jhlbj</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220306234450/https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ab7dw/azov-battalion-ukraine-far-right</ref> has received [[NATO]] training and weapons from [[the West]] and the United States.<ref>https://mronline.org/2021/11/13/military-knows-it-looks-bad-but-works-with-neo-nazis-anyway/</ref><ref>https://multipolarista.com/2022/03/10/nato-arming-training-nazis-ukraine-azov/</ref> Its leader, Andriy Biletsky, said the Ukrainian nation’s mission was to “lead the white races of the world in a final crusade against [[Semite]]-led subhumans”.<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/azov-ukraine-s-most-prominent-ultranationalist-group-sets-its-sights-on-u-s-europe/29600564.html</ref> |
| | In 2019, the Soufan Center, created by former FBI agent Ali Soufan, who was involved in a number of counter-terrorism cases, warned about the connection between the [[Azov Battalion]] and white nationalists. “In [[Ukraine]], the Azov Battalion has recruited foreign fighters motivated by white supremacy and neo-Nazi beliefs, including many from [[the West]], to join its ranks and receive training, indoctrination and instruction in irregular warfare,” the report outlined.<ref>https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canadian-officials-who-met-with-ukrainian-unit-linked-to-neo-nazis-feared-exposure-by-news-media-documents</ref> | | In 2019, the Soufan Center, created by former FBI agent Ali Soufan, who was involved in a number of counter-terrorism cases, warned about the connection between the [[Azov Battalion]] and white nationalists. “In [[Ukraine]], the Azov Battalion has recruited foreign fighters motivated by white supremacy and neo-Nazi beliefs, including many from [[the West]], to join its ranks and receive training, indoctrination and instruction in irregular warfare,” the report outlined.<ref>https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canadian-officials-who-met-with-ukrainian-unit-linked-to-neo-nazis-feared-exposure-by-news-media-documents</ref> |