The Biden administration has lifted a ban on arms shipments to the Ukrainian military unit known as the Azov Brigade, a former militia with ties to far-right hate groups. The State Department said Tuesday a thorough review turned up no evidence the brigade’s members have committed human rights abuses. The Azov Brigade was founded in 2014 by a self-avowed neo-Nazi and white supremacist. Meanwhile, delegates from 90 nations are set to gather in Switzerland this weekend for a Ukraine peace summit, though Russia and key nations, including China, will not be participating. Swiss President Viola Amherd on Monday outlined the summit’s goals. President Viola Amherd: “We want to discuss ways for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine based on international law and the U.N. Charter. We want to develop a common understanding for a possible framework to reach this goal. And we want to decide on a schedule together how both parties can be tied into a future peace process.”
  • Takapapatapaka@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    5 months ago

    Yeah, like it never happened thar US weapons send somewhere to fight Russians were then used for even worse purposes Besides, is killing Russians a good thing? I mean fighting back the invasion is necessary, and it will cause deaths in russians troops but we should wish for a minimum of casualties, we are talking about human lives

      • Takapapatapaka@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        5 months ago

        Alright alright, promoting killing of people based on their country without bothering giving a reason, i see what type of asshole im talking to

        • Cleverdawny@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          Without giving a reason? They’re invaders. If they go home they won’t be subject to killing.

          • Takapapatapaka@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            5 months ago

            Okay you now have stated a correct reason. I would add two things that can help you refine your way of seeing things :

            • It’s probably best to say ‘kill Russian invaders’ or even ‘kill invaders’, since the problem is invaders and not Russian (I mean, killing random civilians in Moscow wont help Ukraine, but it’s still what you said is good)
            • Insisting on killing is still weird. Killing soldiers is not the goal of fighting an invasion back, it is one way to achieve the real goal : all Russians soldiers out of Ukraine. If that’s what you’re talking about, i advise you to say ‘fighting’ instead of ‘killing’, so it’s not mistaken for a random bloodlust against a country.

            Now I got to apologize if we agree on all those points, I mistook your shortened thinking for blatant stupidity, which would be my bad