My Enemy’s Enemies Are My Friends—Even If Some of Them May Be Neo-Nazis

Recruits of the Azov Ukrainian volunteer battalion take their oaths during a ceremony in Kiev, on Aug. 14, 2015. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images

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As the war in Ukraine grinds on, the UK is stepping up its support for the embattled nation by training new recruits for its depleted army on British soil. When I recently contacted the Ministry of Defense (MOD) for details I was informed, “The UK-led training programme has capacity to train up to 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers every 120 days.”