In a candid moment according to the planner who developed Ukraine’s Information Operations and propaganda machine, all of the support given was for nothing. “Once Ukraine determined that the RF (Russian Federation) was not going to attack and Russia was not a credible threat, they launched their Anti-Terrorist Operations against the rebels (p 65).” Russia’s Hybrid War in Ukraine: Breaking the Enemy’s Ability to Resist Finnish Institute of International Studies by András Rácz The obvious point is Azov battalion is a symptom of a much deeper problem in the US and Ukraine. Voting to allow funding or training to “volunteer” armies is funding Dimitro Yarosh and his ambitions.