Forwarded from 🇷🇺Arms Control Delegation in Vienna
🎙Head of the Delegation Konstantin #Gavrilov:
💬 It’s telling that in 2017 the 🇺🇸#Congress adopted a #Pentagon appropriations bill that prohibited funding of the #Azov battalion (which had been integrated into the Ukrainian National Guard) because it is a neo-Nazi organization.
💬 Nevertheless, 🇺🇸#US weapons have been falling into the hands of 🇺🇦 neo-#Nazi battalions, including, of course, Azov, all these years in violation of the law. “Grateful” fighters eagerly posed for pictures with a NATO flag and a fascist swastika.
💬 It’s telling that in 2017 the 🇺🇸#Congress adopted a #Pentagon appropriations bill that prohibited funding of the #Azov battalion (which had been integrated into the Ukrainian National Guard) because it is a neo-Nazi organization.
💬 Nevertheless, 🇺🇸#US weapons have been falling into the hands of 🇺🇦 neo-#Nazi battalions, including, of course, Azov, all these years in violation of the law. “Grateful” fighters eagerly posed for pictures with a NATO flag and a fascist swastika.