English traitor fighting for Putin's forces in Ukraine reveals he's been ... trends now
A British traitor who joined the the Russian army in Ukraine to help Putin with his bloody, unprovoked war claims he has been granted Russian citizenship.
Aiden Minnis, 37, from Chippenham fled to take up arms for the Russian tyrant when the war broke out in 2022, alongside 48-year-old Ben Stimson from Oldham. They fought alongside Kremlin forces in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Donbas.
Minnis, a former member of the far-right National front, has proudly declared he 'hates' the UK and previously called Britain a 'fascist state' just weeks after Putin won a sham election in Russia where his opponents were either dead or imprisoned.
Now Minnis, who also has a conviction for a racist attack, has pledged his allegiance to Russia and its dictator, proudly showing off a video of his Russian passport.
'I have a Russian passport. I am now Russian,' he said.
Aiden Minnis (pictured), 37 from Chippenham travelled to Ukraine in January. He claims he has been given Russian citizenship
Minnis fled the UK to take up arms for the Russian tyrant when the war broke out in 2022
Minnis has no doubt been given citizenship in the country because Putin's cronies see him as a useful propaganda tool
'I am relieved because now I know I am safe, safe from prosecution in the UK, safe from false and bogus charges just because I want to come and fight for Russia and fight for a just cause and the people of Donbas.'
He has no doubt been given citizenship in the country because Putin's cronies see him as a useful propaganda tool.
The passport he held up the camera is an internal ID document which is not valid for foreign travel. This means his new nationality will not save him from prosecution and jail in Britain, nor extradition to the UK if were ever to return West.
Previously he vowed to continue putting slain Ukrainians and English mercenaries 'in wooden boxes'.
In his most recent video repeated his loathing for the UK, and delight at his new passport making him 'officially Russian'.
'Of course, I am happy,' said Minnis, who claims to have found love in Russia. 'I am starting a new life in Russia. I am now Russian. I am happy to be Russian. I reiterate that I condemn my country or origin.
'I hate it for what they have done to the people of Donbas, to Russia, and what they continue to do. And I am looking forward to starting a new life.'
Minnis went onto add that he expects Putin's army to send him to the
