To: tntpal who wrote (169678 ) 3/7/2022 9:02:40 AM From: kidl Respond to Just fight as a legionnaire 3000 US veterans go to war for Ukraine Shortly after the invasion of Russian troops, Ukrainian President Zelenskyi sets up a Foreign Legion. The response seems huge, thousands of veterans from the USA alone want to go to war against Russia. They see the conflict as just – and as an opportunity to say thank you. Facebook .Ministry of Foreign Affairs . There, volunteers can find out under what conditions they can join the so-called Foreign Legion. On a second website, which is operated by the Ministry of Defense , they can register directly. And the "International Legion of Ukraine", which President Volodymyr Zelenskyi launched shortly after the Russian invasion, seems to be enjoying great popularity.New York Times wrote in a report on former U.S. soldiers seeking to come to Ukraine's aid. "After years of trying to bring democracy to regions that most have not been interested in in the slightest, they see the war in Ukraine as a just struggle. They want to defend freedom," it says, "against a supposedly simple enemy: an aggressive autocrat with an army that offers many goals.""Volunteers for Ukraine" in preparing the dangerous journey. "It was overwhelming," he says. "There were almost too many people who wanted to help."Telegram that 16,000 volunteers had already registered for the international force. A number that at least seems to exceed the helpfulness of US veterans."Voice of America", the American counterpart of Deutsche Welle, citing a representative of the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, reports that 3,000 Americans have agreed to join the volunteer army. Many more fighters have reported from other countries, it is said. Most of them come from former Soviet republics such as Belarus or Georgia.
