Russia's War Against Ukraine
OP-ED
Nolan Peterson: Why a Russian is fighting for Ukraine
A makeshift voting station inside of a tent near the Security Service of Ukraine building in Luhansk occupied by Kremlin-backed separatists on May 11 that the group set up to hold a self-styled referendum to secede from Ukraine.
Even while speaking through a translator, Andrey is a man of few words. When asked why he defected from Russia to join a Ukrainian National Guard regiment, the 22-year-old Muscovite simply replied: "Common sense."
