mma fighter Jeff Monson explained why he considers himself Russian, despite being born in the United States.
Russian citizenship was approved for Monson in December 2015 and granted by decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 28, 2018. Monson is a member of the Krasnogorsk Urban District Council of Deputies of the United Russia party.
– They say you’re not a real Russian. And in general, this patriotism is not true. Didn’t that offend you?
What have I already done? I am a deputy. I help people who have lost their apartment. I have Russian passport and LPR. I went to Donetsk and Luhansk several times, helped people there. He opened a free school in Lugansk, opened two sports schools in Ufa and one in Krasnogorsk. All are free. I help people in Russia. Well, who am I, if not Russian? I am Russian. Ok, I don’t speak Russian very well. But I try, I try. I will speak soon. I’m not going to America now. Live here. My family is in Ufa. The woman is Russian. I am Russian.
– You said that you have a passport of the Luhansk People’s Republic. And the American one?
– I’ll hand over all the documents. Maybe in a month. All documents, now I’m just waiting.
Do you really want to give it all up?
“Yes, I will put everything back,” Komsomolskaya Pravda said, quoting Monson.
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