Moscow has repeatedly portrayed the Azov Regiment as a Nazi group and accused it of atrocities, though no evidence to back up that claim has been made public. In May, Russia’s Prosecutor Gene…
By Susie Blann and Suzan Fraser | Associated Press
The penalties for a terrorist organization’s leaders would be 15 to 20 years in prison and five to 10 years for members of the group, Russian state media said. The Azov soldiers played a key part in the defense of Mariupol, holding out for weeks at the southern port city’s steel mill despite punishing attacks from Russian forces. Zelenskyy hailed them and other defenders at the plant as heroes.
The Azov Battalion drew its initial fighters from far-right circles and elicited criticism for some of its tactics. Its current members have rejected accusations of extremism. Meanwhile, the first cargo ship loaded with grain to leave Ukraine since Russia invaded more than five months ago approached Istanbul on Tuesday en route to its final destination, Lebanon, testing an agreement Moscow and Kyiv signed last month to unblock Ukraine’s agricultural exports and ease a global food crisis.
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