Accessories with the logo of the Azov Regiment appeared on the website of the American giant. These neo-Nazi militants oppose the Russian army.
Among Ukraine’s supporters in the face of a Russian invasion, some are choosing to buy derivative products. But on the Internet you can also find accessories for the most extreme movements.
As BFMTV has learned, Amazon France offers a variety of merchandise in the colors of the Azov Regiment, a neo-Nazi group that is fighting alongside Ukrainian troops against Russia.
Searching for the simple keyword “Azov” on Amazon.fr brings up dozens of items ranging from T-shirts, coffee mugs, to coats of arms in the colors of the Azov Regiment.
According to the descriptions of the products, their clear reference to the neo-Nazi regiment. They take on the main symbols of the military group, some of the videos of which are posted on social networks by Ukrainian National Guardsmen.
Nazi logos on various products
Thus we find a logo echoing the Waffen-SS logo seen on some T-shirts, as well as a logo very much inspired by the 2nd SS Das Reich logo attached to the black sun symbol used by the Nazis in World War II. war and many neo-Nazi groups.
The Azov Regiment, regularly called in by the Russians to justify attacks on Ukrainians, had about 5,000 fighters out of a total of 250,000 in the Ukrainian army before the conflict began.
If some experts believe that all members of the Azov Regiment are not open neo-Nazis, then their discussion channels regularly share references to the Third Reich and Adolf Hitler, Liberation reports on March 8.
Amazon is not the only American giant to open its doors to support the Azov Regiment. In the past few days, Facebook has allowed its users to praise this movement in the context of the war in Ukraine and on a temporary basis. Amazon has not yet responded to BFMTV’s request.