Some of the interesting information that came out of Mariupol was the anger and resentment you read from Azov battalion about being mislead and abandoned by Kiev. Posts on Twitter and the Azov Facebook account in particular. The breakout attempt by units trying to head north where their was Ukranian support looked doomed and ill advised. Throwing what was left of their armored transport in the lead and using civilian vehicles to try to transport troops in the wake only resulted in more killed and captured Ukranians.
Pure speculation but much of the comments of Azov being mislead or betrayed may not be just coming from anger and desperation. What if it’s true?
Recall Zelensky’s election victory came with a mandate to improve relations with Russia and end the civil war in the east. Once in office, however, he quickly found out that any movement in that direction would wind up getting his throat slit by the far right (dare we say nazi) political faction surrounding him and still are. They were unambiguous with their threats of violence if he dared move in any direction towards negotiating a peace settlement.
So if your Zelensky looking for a way out of the mess, caught between the US and its nato trained fascists on one side and the Russian, DPR and LPR troops on the other how heck do you find a way to the negotiating table with a knife at your throat?
Would removing that knife help? Maybe it’s not so bad to be rid of the military wing of the Nazis?
Pure speculation here. Could just be simple incompetence of western military advisors not understanding the war that’s being fought. Lord knows there’s plenty of recent record for that. Zelensky also has the fascists in his immediate circle to deal with. But his willingness to agree to Russia’s terms in the Turkey negotiations, statements of anger at the west lack of negotiating on their behalf makes me wonder at those Azov posts. As Parenti always asks - ‘who’s benefitting’?

Last edited by chunkstyle; 04/14/22 12:32 PM.