☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlM to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago

Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year-End Spending Bill

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Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year-End Spending Bill

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlM to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago

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Under pressure from the Pentagon, Congress has stripped the spending bill of an amendment that prevented funds from falling into the hands of Ukrainian neo-fascist groups.

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Although congress did end up banning funding for neo nazis in 2018 according to the azov batallion’s Wikipedia article.
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  The congress actually banned funding for Azov specifically, funding other neo-nazis is just fine https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hr2471