Ukrainian embassy draws US citizens seeking to fight in war

By BEN FOX
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given the smaller nation’s embassy in Washington an unexpected role: recruitment center for Americans who want to join the fight. Diplomats working out of the embassy are fielding thousands of offers from volunteers seeking to fight for Ukraine, even as they work on the far more pressing matter of securing weapons to defend against an increasingly brutal Russian onslaught. The U.S. frowns on Americans going to Ukraine to fight, which can raise legal and national security issues. Ukraine’s military attaché says the U.S. citizens who’ve made the cut include veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with combat experience, such as some helicopter pilots.