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There is a double standard here; for example, the well-known far right politics of the Wagner Group are not mentioned in the opening sentence on that page. I think it's clear that based on the most contemporary and rigorous sources, the uncritical designation of 'Neo-Nazi' needs urgent amending. I think a reasonable alternative would be something like

The Azov Regiment are a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard. They are frequently described as Neo-Nazi, while other sources contest this designation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schipani |first1=Andres |last2=Olearchyk |first2=Roman |title=‘Don’t confuse patriotism and Nazism’: Ukraine’s Azov forces face scrutiny |url=https://www.ft.com/content/7191ec30-9677-423d-873c-e72b64725c2d |website=The Financial Time |access-date=15 May 2022 |date=30 March 2022 |quote= “Azov’s history is rooted in a volunteer battalion formed by the leadership of a neo-Nazi group. But it is certain that Azov has depoliticised itself,” said Anton Shekhovtsov, a Vienna-based Ukrainian expert on Russia’s connections to Europe’s far-right. “Its history linked to the far-right movement is pretty irrelevant today.”}}</ref><ref>https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/why-azov-should-not-be-designated-a-foreign-terrorist-organization/</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Leroux |first1=Valerie |title=Azov Regiment takes centre stage in Ukraine propaganda war |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/azov-regiment-takes-centre-stage-in-ukraine-propaganda-war-01648231209 |website=Barron's |access-date=15 May 2022 |date=25 March 2022 |quote="In 2014 this battalion had indeed a far-right background, these were far-right racists that founded the battalion," said Andreas Umland at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies. But it had since become "de-ideologised" and a regular fighting unit, he told AFP. Its recruits now join not because of ideology but because "it has the reputation of being a particularly tough fighting unit," Umland said.}}</ref><ref>https://globalnews.ca/news/8758467/who-is-ukraines-azov-battalion/</ref>

That said, I think I'm more thorough assessment could read something like "the Azov Battalion have variously been described as Neo-Nazi, having neo-Nazi roots, or neo-Nazi leadership, while other sources contest this, with some arguing that the Battalion has become depoliticised since its 2014 founding.

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