Posted on 05/03/2015 7:32:39 PM PDT by WhiskeyX
Cristian Jereghi is a Russian citizen. For a few more days, at any rate.
A born and bred Muscovite, he is about to receive Ukrainian citizenship as a reward for fighting pro-Russian separatists in the county's east.
Jereghi, 25, says he decided to break ties with his native country after witnessing firsthand what he describes as Russia's aggressive actions in Ukraine. "I'm renouncing my Russian citizenship," he says. "I will send my passport back to the Russian Consulate in a pretty envelope."
While a number of Russian citizens are known to have joined the insurgency in eastern Ukraine, reports of Russians fighting alongside Ukrainian forces are rare. Jereghi says it's high time for Ukraine to recognize Russian combatants risking their lives to defend the country.
(Excerpt) Read more at rferl.org ...
Wish Ukraine could send a lot more junk back to Russia, in a pretty envelope or otherwise. Maybe it is consolation, though scanty, that there are those with even worse aspirations than Vlad.
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