Although the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have rejected supplying instruction to members of Ukraine's fascist militias on numerous occasions, a few images have surfaced casting doubt on this prospect. This begs the question, did Canada train Ukraine neo nazis?
Members of Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov regiment reportedly received combat training from Canada's military, — in contrast to declared stance and despite prior denials of any formal connections between Ottawa and the controversial militia.
According to a report on Monday by Radio-Canada, the evident link was discovered in photographs uploaded on social media by the Ukrainian National Guard. Soldiers in the photos are wearing Azov Battalion patches on their uniforms whilst still training with Canadian forces.
“According to Oleksiy Kuzmenko, a journalist specializing in the Ukrainian far right, the presence of these patches strongly suggests that the Azov regiment had access to Canadian military training,” Radio-Canada...