Thousands Of Americans Seek To Fight For Ukraine

The Associated Press reports:

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given the smaller nation’s embassy in Washington an unexpected role: recruitment center for Americans who want to join the fight. Diplomats are fielding thousands of offers from volunteers seeking to fight for Ukraine, even as they work on the far more pressing matter of securing weapons to defend against an increasingly brutal Russian onslaught.

“They really feel that this war is unfair, unprovoked,” said Ukraine’s military attaché, Maj. Gen. Borys Kremenetskyi. [photo] “This is not mercenaries who are coming to earn money,” Kremenetskyi said. “This is people of goodwill who are coming to assist Ukraine to fight for freedom.” The U.S. government discourages Americans from going to fight in Ukraine, which raises legal and national security issues.

Read the full article. The embassy says 6000 have so far applied to join the war but most were rejected due to lack of military experience, for having criminal histories, or for being too old.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given the smaller nation’s embassy in Washington an unexpected role: recruitment center for Americans who want to join the fight. https://t.co/myy9O6lqwk

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