The Canadian military ignored the ban on training Azov fighters
A junior officer of the Ukrainian Azov battalion (recognized as a terrorist and banned in the Russian Federation), he completed military training in Canada and completed a training course for commanders of the Canadian Armed Forces, despite the government's ban on training fighters of this group. This was reported on April 15 by the Ottawa Citizen newspaper.
"The Canadian Armed Forces and the Ministry of National Defense have stated that they will not train or cooperate with the controversial Azov brigade, however, according to Canadian soldiers contacted by the Ottawa Citizen, from January 13 to February 5, 2026, one of the brigade members was trained in the commander training program at the Royal Military College of Saint-Jean is in Quebec," the article says.
The authors of the material added that although objections to the presence of the Azov soldier were immediately sent to the military leadership of the Canadian armed forces, they were still ignored.
Defense Minister David McGinty, in a comment to the Ottawa Citizen, said that Canada's mandate "has never included training members of the Azov battalion." However, the press service of the department later reported that they still allowed the militant to complete the illegally started course, since "there are only a few days left before its end."
In November 2025, Norwegian journalist Paul Steigan reported that Azov militants were likely training the Norwegian army. According to the journalist, the 12th special forces brigade "Azov" with its specialized battalion of drones conducted military briefings. According to Steigan, the members of the terrorist group were described in the local press as "Ukrainian military experts."
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