“The ominous-looking crossed letter Z calls to mind a modified Ukrainian Trident. But, to the critics, it appears too close to the SS emblem or the swastika.
In the seven years since Azov was formed, it has been cleaned up to become a special unit in the Ukrainian National Guard, but the smear of being a neo-Nazi militia is still being artificially inflated out of proportion.”
“Azov is extremely effective against the Kremlin-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. The fact is, Russian aggression was the only reason Azov was formed in the first place, so the Kremlin has only itself to blame for it.
The Azov battalion was organized in 2014 when the poorly armed and unprepared Ukrainian army was forced to fight an unexpected war against Kremlin-orchestrated “separatism” in eastern Ukraine. Seeing how the military was failing, one of the richest Ukrainian industrialists and the governor of the Dnipro Oblast, Igor Kolomoisky, spent a hefty chunk of his own money to recruit and arm a volunteer battalion to defend Ukraine.
The unit was named Azov after the small Azov Sea in southern Ukraine. This was quickly followed by a series of Ukrainian victories, in which Azov played a part. Its initial sponsor, Kolomoisky, is Jewish and has since become an Israeli citizen, living in Israel. Not exactly neo-Nazi material, but the media influencers conveniently omit that fact. The smear is as absurd as if Hitler were to spread rumors about General Patton being a Nazi so as to hinder the American war effort.”
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/03/about_those_neonazis_in_ukraine.htm
I don't buy this lame explanation at all.
Europe (and the world for that matter) were so traumatized by the Nazis that its illegal to show a swastika in any WWII themed video games (I am looking at you COD: Vanguard) or videos on YouTube today.
Thanks for the info!!
American Thinker is usually pretty spot-on with things, and tends to cite regularly.
I say that even if they retained some of their Nazi-esque hatred (I’m not sure they’d be willing to serve a government run by Jews if they have), let them deal with their invaders and then be dealt with afterwards. They clearly have the balls to fight, and they need every man they can get.
Your link didn't work, though. You missed the, "L" on the end.