: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Ultra-nationalist regiment in Ukraine won’t get Canadian training, says Kenney


KYIV, Ukraine – Defence Minister Jason Kenney says the notorious ultra-nationalist Azov regiment will “absolutely” be excluded from the training Canadian military advisers are about to deliver in Ukraine.The paramilitary unit, which says it is the victim of a Russian smear campaign, called on Canada to refute claims that it is full of neo-Nazis and white supremacists.Azov spokesman Alexander Alferov says his group believes Canada has shown leadership and moral clarity on the issue of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the war in the eastern region.Kenney agrees, but says that doesn’t mean the Harper government will back those with extremist …read more

Source: National Newswatch

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