I don’t ignore Azov, though before the invasion occurred I would just say they are Ukraine’s problem.
But invading a sovereign nation overshadows any nations internal problems, and is not a proper solution, not if we want a world with countries that respect laws and norms between other nations. Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait was a similar situation.
I also don’t believe or understand the comments here that Zelensky is a proponent of nazis just because Azov exists. People here question why Zelensky would allow Azov to exist. Zelensky was elected as a reformer just a few years ago. Anyone who payed attention to the Trump presidency should understand a reformer up against a corrupt state cant always drain the swamp by themselves. Do you blame Trump for the swamp he failed to drain?
“But invading a sovereign nation overshadows any nations internal problems, and is not a proper solution, not if we want a world with countries that respect laws and norms between other nations.”
Countries get invaded when other options are exhausted. NATO clearly knew what they were doing, yet kept doing it. And NATO knew it would lead to an invasion, as Putin has done the same in other countries in his neighborhood. The question then is why did NATO want this outcome?
“Anyone who payed attention to the Trump presidency should understand a reformer up against a corrupt state cant always drain the swamp by themselves. Do you blame Trump for the swamp he failed to drain?”
Perhaps Zelensky didn’t want Azov, but if so, I’d like to see some links (prior to the war, of course). No one has provided those kinds of links, nor has anyone even made that claim, at least as far as I can remember here.
As to Trump...I’m sure you’ll agree that there were PLENTY of times that Trump complained about the crap that people who supposedly were under his command were doing to undercut him.
So the comparison between the two is not yet valid - since, based on all that I’ve seen, Zelensky LOVES having Azov in his government, such as last week when he addressed Greece last week.