Now English traitor fighting for Putin in Ukraine is trying to recruit other Britons to help the invasion after being given a Russian passport - as he vows 'there's no better glory than to fight for what is right'
- Aiden Minnis, 37, from Chippenham, has previously said that he 'hates' the UK
One of the English traitors fighting for Vladimir Putin's Russia in Ukraine is now trying to recruit other Britons after he was given a Russian passport.
Aiden Minnis, 37, from Chippenham, in Wiltshire, fled to take up arms for the Russian despot when the war broke out in 2022, alongside 48-year-old Ben Stimson from Oldham.
They fought alongside Kremlin forces in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Donbas.
Minnis, a former member of the far-right National front, previously proudly declared he 'hates' the UK. He is now trying to lure others to come join him and has vowed 'there's no better glory than to fight for what is right'.
Minnis, who also has a conviction for a racist attack, bragged in a Facebook post that 'British men and women are contacting me wanting to join the Russian war effort', reported The Sunday Mirror.
Aiden Minnis, 37, from Chippenham, in Wiltshire, fled to take up arms for the Russian despot when the war broke out in 2022
He is now trying to lure others to come join him and has vowed 'there's no better glory than to fight for what is right' after being given a Russian passport
'If you want to join the Russian Federation Armed Forces, get at me,' he wrote.
Minnis even handed out some tips to some people on how to come join him saying it wasn't that hard to sign up.
When one person replied that they would 'sign up in a flash', the former drug addict replied: 'It's not that hard. Visa and plane ticket my friend.'
Minnis, who declared Putin is 'still the greatest politician on earth', travelled to Ukraine in January and calls himself a 'Z Patriot' and a 'sapper in the Russian army'.
He called Britain a 'fascist state' just weeks after Putin won a sham election in Russia where his opponents were either dead or imprisoned.
Back home, he has been disowned by his family who claim they 'want nothing to do with him.'
Last week, Minnis pledged his allegiance to Russia and its dictator, proudly showing off a video of his Russian passport.
'I have a Russian passport. I am now Russian,' he said.
'I am relieved because now I know I am safe, safe from prosecution in the UK, safe from false and bogus charges just because I want to come and fight for Russia and fight for a just cause and the people of Donbas.'
Minnis, a former member of the far-right National front, previously proudly declared he 'hates' the UK
'I have a Russian passport. I am now Russian': He bragged in a Facebook post that 'British men and women are contacting me wanting to join the Russian war effort'
The passport he held up the camera is an internal ID document which is not valid for foreign travel
He has no doubt been given citizenship in the country because Putin's cronies see him as a useful propaganda tool.
The passport he held up the camera is an internal ID document which is not valid for foreign travel. This means his new nationality will not save him from prosecution and jail in Britain, nor extradition to the UK if were ever to return West.
Previously he vowed to continue putting slain Ukrainians and English mercenaries 'in wooden boxes'.
In his most recent video repeated his loathing for the UK, and delight at his new passport making him 'officially Russian'.
'Of course, I am happy,' said Minnis, who claims to have found love in Russia. 'I am starting a new life in Russia. I am now Russian. I am happy to be Russian. I reiterate that I condemn my country or origin.
'I hate it for what they have done to the people of Donbas, to Russia, and what they continue to do. And I am looking forward to starting a new life.'
Minnis went onto add that he expects Putin's army to send him to the frontline immediately.
'After my vacation I go to a storm battalion. So things are only going to get tougher for me,' he said. I know it's dangerous. War is dangerous.'
The video was created by Kremlin-linked propaganda media outlet Readovka.
The agency was involved along with Putin-backing politicians in Russian republic Udmurtia - home of the Kalashnikov gun-making plant - in rushing through his citizenship at breakneck speed.
A UK government spokesman said earlier on his case: 'Reports of British nationals taking part in illegal invasion are shocking and their alleged actions are reprehensible.
'Those who travel from the UK to conflict zones to engage in unlawful activity should expect to be investigated upon their return.'
Minnis has declared Vladimir Putin as 'still the greatest politician on earth' and said Britain was a 'fascist state' weeks after the despot leader won a sham election
Minnis (right) is a former drug addict with a long criminal record. He has a history of violence including racist attacks and beating up homeless people, according to reports
Minnis's VK page shows him wearing Russian uniforms (left hand side of the Irish flag) with a Donetsk insignia
Ben Stimson, who had previously been jailed for joining pro-Russian militia forces in 2015, is also currently battling Ukrainian soldiers with the Pyatnashka brigade in the Donetsk region
Former head of the British Army, General Lord Richard Dannatt, previously said: 'That British citizens should be so extraordinarily misguided to fight for Vladimir Putin is deeply disappointing.
'If they return to this country they should face a full investigation and possible prosecution.'
Former Army commander Colonel Richard Kemp described the men an 'absolute disgrace'.
'They are traitors who upon their return to the UK should be arrested and jailed.'
Minnis has a history of violence including racist attacks and beating up homeless people, according to reports.
Citizenship in Russia is granted in the name of the Russian president.
