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Italian fighter, I’m not a mercenary, I defend the freedom of Kyiv
“A police stop made me want to be ahead of the curve. And now I’m here to fight, not for money but for an ideal, to defend the freedom of an attacked country with the 400 euros in my pocket that I had on the day of departure. So Kevin ChiappaloneThe 19-year-old Genoese and CasaPound fighter, who was being investigated by prosecutors on charges of being a pro-Ukrainian mercenary, was interviewed by phone by La Stampa in Ukraine.
“In the social media comments on the news that bother me, there are people who write ‘this has to be tried because it’s about killing people for money’, unimaginable things. I’m not doing this for money, mind you. They also say that I decided to leave after hearing Putin say he wanted to stop the denazification of Ukraine, but it’s an emphasis, I’m here to help Ukrainians protect their freedom.
I smile when I think that I’m under investigation for “mercenaries” and I’m risking up to 7 years while the Italian state sends funds and handcuffs to the population I fought with”.
