Wilshire@sopuli.xyz to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 17 days agoU.S. lifts weapons ban on Ukrainian military unitarchive.phexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down10
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkU.S. lifts weapons ban on Ukrainian military unitarchive.phWilshire@sopuli.xyz to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 17 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squaremindlight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down12·17 days ago“…referring to the “Leahy Law” that prevents U.S. military assistance from going to foreign units credibly found to have committed major human rights violations.” Hmmm…
minus-squareRubberDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·17 days ago After thorough review, Ukraine’s 12th Special Forces Azov Brigade passed Leahy vetting as carried out by the U.S. Department of State. This is the scentence preceding your quote.
minus-squaremindlight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·17 days agoMy comment was about the enforcement of the law historically in other conflicts than Ukraine.
minus-squareRubberDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·17 days agoAh right. It’s good that they have a law that restricts usage of their weapons from military units that are questionable. Sad it is needed.
minus-squareApollo42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·17 days agoTry reading the rest of the article!
minus-squaremathemachristian@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down7·17 days ago“I’m just gonna pretend I didn’t see that…”
“…referring to the “Leahy Law” that prevents U.S. military assistance from going to foreign units credibly found to have committed major human rights violations.”
Hmmm…
This is the scentence preceding your quote.
My comment was about the enforcement of the law historically in other conflicts than Ukraine.
Ah right. It’s good that they have a law that restricts usage of their weapons from military units that are questionable. Sad it is needed.
Try reading the rest of the article!
“I’m just gonna pretend I didn’t see that…”