English traitor fighting for Putin's forces in Ukraine reveals he's been granted Russian citizenship: Thug who vowed to put Kyiv troops 'in wooden boxes' waves his new passport in video before 'condemning' Britain

A British traitor who joined the the Russian army in Ukraine to help Putin with his bloody, unprovoked war claims he has been granted Russian citizenship.

Aiden Minnis, 37, from Chippenham fled to take up arms for the Russian tyrant 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, has proudly declared he 'hates' the UK and previously called Britain a 'fascist state' just weeks after Putin won a sham election in Russia where his opponents were either dead or imprisoned.

Now Minnis, who also has a conviction for a racist attack, has 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. 

Aiden Minnis (pictured), 37 from Chippenham travelled to Ukraine in January. He claims he has been given Russian citizenship

Minnis fled the UK to take up arms for the Russian tyrant when the war broke out in 2022

Minnis has no doubt been given citizenship in the country because Putin's cronies see him as a useful propaganda tool

'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.'

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. 

The passport he held up the camera is an internal ID document which is not valid for foreign travel

Minnis went onto add that he expects Putin's army to send him to the frontline immediately 

Ben Stimson - who fled with Minnis to Russia - has now whined that he has not received his passport 

Minnis, a former member of the far-right National Front with a conviction for a racist attack, said Putin is still 'the greatest politician on earth'

Stimson (left) has been pictured on the frontline wearing Russian uniforms and posing in front of a Russian flag

'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.

Former drug addict 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'.

Back home, he has been disowned by his family who claim they 'want nothing to do with him.'

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.'

Stimpson, who travelled alongside Minnis, has now complained that he has not received his Russian passport yet 

Former drug addict Minnis, who declared Putin is 'still the greatest politician on earth'

Stimpson, who travelled alongside Minnis, has now complained that he has not received his Russian passport yet. 

'I've still not got my documents,' he said. 'I got another three weeks left on visa then I'm out of time.'

Previously jailed in Britain for committing terrorism acts, Stimpson said previously  he had been granted 'political asylum' in Russia.

Stimson earlier boasted how he feels 'a hero and a minor celeb' in Russia, asking: 'Why would I come back [to the UK]?'

Military figures in the UK have called for the traitorous pair to be jailed.  

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.