Last week, Congressmen John Conyers (D-OH) and Ted Yoho (R-FL) took a stand against providing weapons to Ukrainian nazi battalions. They proposed an amendment to the defense bill that bans U.S. military aid to the Azov Battalion, a viscous Ukrainian paramilitary outfit with admitted neo-nazi values. This should be lauded by Americans as a reflection of our American values. The negative reaction from Ukraine offers the most telling look into Ukrainian nationalist politics the west has seen so far.
Kiev is "cleaning up" a few of the neo-nazi punisher groups many journalists including myself have been writing about over the years. This small admission that the torture, rape, sodomy, and murder of innocent civilians is geared to show their "democratic values." In true Ukrainian nationalist fashion, they still give medals to the most egregious perpetrators and make examples that give photo ops for the press service.
The truth is that the crimes have been lauded across the spectrum of the Ukrainian government and as over the top as some of the stories coming out of Donbas seemed; they only scratch the surface. Ukrainian nationalism demands that its followers act without thinking, and heroism is doing the unthinkable and unspeakable . A real Ukrainian hero doesn't need to sacrifice themselves. A true hero according to this ideology will sacrifice everybody or anybody around them first (You really can't make this stuff up!).
"Rep. John Conyers said. " I am grateful that the House of Representatives unanimously passed my amendments last night to ensure that our military does not train members of the repulsive neo-Nazi Azov Battalion"
Responding to this Andrei Bilitsky, Ukrainian Senate MP and founder of Azov Battalion stated that " American's have no right to judge Ukrainian law enforcing structures. " He said this despite the fact that Ukraine is surviving on American handouts. Instead of building the democratic government it promised at the coup, Ukrainian nationalists have squandered the nation's wealth trying to destroy part of its own population and infrastructure.
Biletsky couldn't resist laying blame on Vladimir Putin by saying the amendment was the result of Russian lobbyists influence in Congress. With the anti-Russian sentiment on the Hill today, does this even sound plausible in his own ears?
Before going further, I ask; Does the American Congress have the obligation to question the morality, legality, and ethics of any party that wants American tax dollar support?
To be fair, the American defending Azov Battalion and directing Ukraine's Info War stated for the record- "Congressman, the Azov battalion uses symbology reminiscentof Neo-Nazis , but the Azov Battalion is neither full of Neo-Nazis nor do they engage in Neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic or Racially prejudiced behavior, and I have watched them, consistently, for close to 18 months."
Quite clearly, Joel Harding (from the quote above) knows Azov Battalion very well. If he's correct then adding the amendment to the bill was wrong. That's just a simple, logical, and unbiased assessment. Looking at the other side of the coin, with his credentials , if he's covering up for Azov, then Congress needs to do a deep inspection on all parties supporting Ukraine.
A military commander in the Azov Batallion, Andrei Biletsky, goes further and says America isn't living up to the Budapest Memorandum which guaranteed the protection of Ukraine in the event Ukraine was attacked. Ukraine gave up its right to carry nuclear weapons based on this guarantee. After the Coup, the government of Ukraine announced it was a new state. It's even gone as far to say it doesn't owe the debts of the deposed government.
Did Russia Ever Attack Ukraine?
In a candid moment according to t he person who developed their infowar and propaganda machine - " Once Ukraine determined that the RF (Russian Federation) was not going to attack and Russia was not a credible threat , they launched their Anti-Terrorist Operations against the rebels (p 65)."
If Russia had at any point invaded Ukraine the United States was bound to respond militarily. Because it never happened, there could not be a real military response to an attack that exists only inside Ukrainian and American propaganda.
Experts like Ukrainian interim-president Torchynov, the SBU, and Ukraine's own top generals have testified that no Russian invasion has ever happened on multiple occasions.
What does Andrei Biletsky really think about the Americans he wants to fund and equip Azov Battalion?
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