The US administration has lifted the ban on the supply of arms to the Ukrainian battalion "Azov", the Washington Post reported , citing the State Department.
„The Ukrainian 12th Special Forces Brigade „Azov”* has been tested for compliance with the criteria of the Leahy Act, conducted by the State Department”, the US State Department quoted the publication as saying.
The law prohibits US military aid to foreign units found to have committed serious human rights abuses.
The State Department said it found "no evidence" for such violations. His spokesman declined to say when the ban was lifted and whether the Azov fighters had received American weapons.
There was a ban on aid to Azov in the US, but last year the Washington Post cited a State Department source who admitted that this rule had no practical effect. Congressman Paul Gosar said then that the ban was lifted after Azov* fighters were included in the armed forces and national guard of Ukraine, and also with their participation separate armed formations such as the special forces “Kraken” or the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade.