They are explicitly not funded by the US. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controversial-ukrainian-militia-linked-to-neo-nazis/am

They are explicitly not funded by the US. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms-to-controversial-ukrainian-militia-linked-to-neo-nazis/amp/ https://thehill.com/policy/defense/380483-congress-bans-arms... That 8 years comes from when Russia annexed Crimea. It was Russia that has been doing all they could to provoke Ukraine into seeking protection from Russia.