ENG Russia High Court Labels Ukraine's Azov Regiment ‘Terrorist’ Group August 2, 2022 Spread the love Seen by: 8,853 FILE – Soldiers of the Azov regiment pay a last tribute to a serviceman killed in battle against Russian troops, in a city crematorium in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 21, 2022.The Supreme Court of Russia, acting on a request by the Prosecutor General’s Office, has designated Ukraine’s ultra-right Azov Regiment as a “terrorist” organization.The court announced the decision on Tuesday against the group, one of the most prominent Ukrainian military formations fighting against Russia in eastern Ukraine.The court ruled to “recognize the Ukrainian paramilitary unit Azov a terrorist organization and to ban its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation,” the judge was quoted by the state news agency TASS as saying.The ruling takes immediate effect.The Azov Regiment is a far-right volunteer group that is part of Ukraine’s National Guard. Formerly known as the Azov Battalion, it espouses an ultranationalist ideology that U.S. law enforcement authorities have linked with neo-Nazi extremism. But supporters see it as a patriotic and effective part of the country’s defense forces.Russia falsely claims that Ukraine is controlled by Nazis and used that charge as one of the justifications for its unprovoked invasion of the country.Some relatives of Azov Regiment soldiers have worried that the court’s designation could mean that those who surrendered to Russia, or were captured by Russian forces, could now be tried as terrorists.The Azov Regiment fought Russian troops for months in the southern city of Mariupol before around 2,500 of its fighters surrendered in mid-May. Facebook Notice for EU! You need to login to view and post FB Comments! Continue Reading Previous Watching al-Qaida Chief's 'Pattern of Life' Key to His DeathNext Polls Show Former PM Leading Kenyan Presidential Race Plus d’histoires ENG FR Supreme Court says Texas can arrest and jail migrants March 19, 2024 ENG FR Menace de guerre nucléaire de Poutine : Paris et Washington jugent « irresponsables » les propos du président russe March 1, 2024 ENG Ron DeSantis drops out of presidential race January 21, 2024