British man fighting for Putin burns his passport and calls UK ‘fascist’
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web
browser that
supports HTML5
video
A British ‘traitor’ fighting for Vladimir Putin set fire to his UK passport, more than a year into his role as a wannabe-warrior.
Aiden Minnis, 38, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, burned his British passport in a blatant propaganda video for the Kremlin.
It comes after he previously bragged about being awarded a ‘Russian passport’ – which is actually just a Russian citizenship ID – along with a ‘bravery medal’ from Putin.
In his latest video Minnis spoke against the backdrop of a Russian tricolour flag and yelled: ‘There’s new anti-terror legislation in the United Kingdom. It says they can withdraw and revoke citizenship from anyone who participates in anything they deem a threat to their country.
‘So consider my passport revoked, consider it rescinded, and consider it that I do not want it anymore.
‘You can kiss my ass. So, F*** you, Great Britain…. Slava Rossii [Glory to Russia].’
The video finished with the sound of Russian gunfire.
Minnis has previously promised to keep putting Ukrainians and English mercenaries fighting for Ukraine ‘in wooden boxes’.
Former drug addict Minnis travelled to Ukraine last year and calls himself both a ‘Z Patriot’ and a ‘sapper in the Russian army’.
He went as far as claiming that ‘Putin is the greatest politician on earth’.
If he ever returns to Britain, which he brands a ‘fascist state’, he would face terror offences for his mercenary status.
He has already spent time in Britain for a violent racist attack.
New here? Sign up for our daily newsletter
Hi, I’m Sarah Hooper. I cover foreign affairs, American politics, the royal family and all things news at Metro.
If you want to stay up to date on news from around the world, why not sign up for our News Updates newsletter?
From the latest in pop culture to real-life features and top headlines from across the globe, we deliver the biggest stories straight to your inbox, every morning.
Minnis’s Wiltshire-based mum, Tina, was not aware her son was fighting for the Russians, but she has not had contact with her son for years after disowning him.
Last year, former British Army commander Colonel Richard Kemp told the Mirror: ‘He is an absolute disgrace and a traitor who, upon his return to the UK, should be arrested and jailed. He clearly doesn’t know who the enemy is.’
Minnis alongside Ben Stimson, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, were the first Brits known to be fighting for Russia.
Locals who knew Stimson said he was ‘homeless and using heroin’. Minnis was also described as ‘a class A drug addict and an alcoholic’ in court.
If Minnis were to return to the UK, he would be arrested under the Foreign Enlistment Act of 1870, which makes it illegal to join the armed forces of a country fighting a state at peace with Britain.
Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.
For more stories like this, check our news page.
