An American dad has been sent to the front line to fight for Mad Vlad Putin's forces in Ukraine after moving to Russia to escape the "woke" US.
Derek Huffman, 46, quit America and relocated from Texas to the small town of Istra, around 25 miles from Moscow, with his wife DeAnna, their three daughters and their husky earlier this year, through Russia’s “shared values” visa scheme.
The initiative is aimed at attracting foreigners who reject what Vladimir Putin calls “destructive neoliberal ideology”, but Huffman's family is now begging the US government to save him after he was "thrown to the wolves" by the despot.
Huffman had initially agreed to join the Russian military in a non-combat capacity, thinking he would be a welder and later, a war correspondent. But he has been sent to the front line despite having no experience as a soldier and only a limited understanding of the Russian language, his wife said.
DeAnna said in a vlog uploaded to the family's YouTube channel that he had only received a limited amount of training, which was in Russian. She said: “Unfortunately, when you’re taught in a different language, and you don’t understand the language, how are you really getting taught?
“You’re not. So, unfortunately, he feels like he’s being thrown to the wolves right now, and he’s kind of having to lean on faith, and that’s what we’re all doing.”
Huffman was last seen on the channel in a one-minute video addressed to his family in June to mark Father’s Day in the US. Wearing camouflage and military gear, he said: “I miss you all more than you can imagine. I can’t wait to see you, hopefully I get a vacation at some point and I get to go home and spend a couple of weeks with you."
The family commented on their YouTube channel that he was “doing fine”, but a mystery link on their channel directed users to a Telegram group titled “Save that little girls”.
Created on Sunday, the group contained one message: “We are asking the United States government to save this family,” along with a photo of DeAnna and her daughters crying in the street. The group was shared by the family online, but the link has since been deleted.
The family moved to Russia, claiming the US education system had become too "woke", after becoming "disturbed" when their daughter Sophia was expected to speak about lesbian topics at school.
After moving to the country, they were used as propaganda on state-run media outlets, where they described their move as a rejection of Western cultural values.
Huffman told Russia Today: “The city was cleaner, safer, and more orderly than we ever imagined. Most importantly, we found a place that respected our values – where we finally felt at home."
He happily signed up for the military when he first arrived as he wanted to show his appreciation for his new country by "risking his life" and claimed he wanted to "earn a place in Russia" without being given free handouts. But DeAnna has since claimed her husband was "seriously misled."
She moaned: "When he signed up and had all of that done, he was told he would not be training for two weeks and going straight to the front lines. But it seems as though he is getting one more week of training, closer to the front lines, and then they are going to put him on the front lines.
She added in the vlog: “It’s been just a few months since our family made the big move from America to Russia, and while we’ve had amazing adventures, this journey has also brought deep challenges. Being alone in a new country, raising kids, and trying to stay strong has tested me in ways I never imagined."
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...merica-is-sent-to-front-line/ar-AA1J50ypAt least he escaped the woke western culture.
