Fighters of the Azov Regiment - a unit of Ukraine's National Guard & the military wing of the internationally active far-right Azov movement - receive training in the U.S.-, Canada- backed training Centers of the National Guard of Ukraine. That's per Ukraine's National Guard.
In August, the National Guard stated that Azov fighter "Bars" [apparent real name: Oleksandr Moskalenko] graduated after 4 years from the [U.S.- and Canada-backed] National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine and returned to the Regiment as an officer ngu.gov.ua/nove-pokolinny… 
In June, the [U.S.-, Canada-backed] International Interagency Multidisciplinary Training Centre stated that Azov fighter "Stohid" took part in a demining training supported by NATO's Support and Procurement Agency and led by "NATO instructors from the UK" facebook.com/NGU3070/posts/…
You can read about Canada, U.S., NATO role in the International Interagency Multidisciplinary Training Centre-Stare (Міжнародний центр підготовки підрозділів НГУ) on the NGU's site: ngu.gov.ua/mizhnarodnyj-c…. The NGU Academy gets Western backing too.
AFAIK, there hasn't been a study of Azov's access to Western, West-backed military training with the National Guard of Ukraine but Azov Regiment training with the NGU is common knowledge.
Possibly relevant: H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 congress.gov/bill/116th-con… states that none of the appropriated funds "may be used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov Battalion".
Azov fighters training in 🇺🇸-,🇨🇦 - backed National Guard Academy and IIMTC is in addition to activities of the Azov-linked “Military order Centuria” in the West-backed National Army Academy ➡️ illiberalism.org/far-right-grou…. App-t Centuria members made it to 🇬🇧 @RMASandhurst , 🇩🇪’ s OSH
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