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2023-07-09 10:58:45 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 785DCF8BB1A252972474BCEC5C1875CEE748D1CE7CBAB0CCFE4DDF10A2E089CC
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Original Note:
It's well established Azov Regiment was started as a neo-nazi organization: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2018/08/30/ukrainian-far-right-fighters-white-supremacists-trained-major-european-security-firm/ https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/mappingmilitants/profiles/azov-battalion This led to congress explicitly banning military aid to them in 2018: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controversial-ukrainian-militia-linked-to-neo-nazis/ Media has downplayed this as Russian propaganda: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/29/europe/ukraine-azov-movement-far-right-intl-cmd/index.html Both proposed notes argue contradictory + incorrect points; NNN
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