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UFC veteran Jeff Monson first American to accept LPR passport for occupied Ukraine
- Updated: September 12, 2016
Jeff Monson, who once said his heart “belongs with the people of the Donbass,” recently accepted a passport to the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) in occupied Ukraine.
Monson, who became the first American citizen to achieve this controversial feat, accepted the passport on September 10, City Day in Luhansk.
In a letter to Luhansk People’s Republic president Igor Venediktovich Plotnitsky obtained by BloodyElbow, Monson revealed that he is ready to “make an active contribution” to the region through sports.
“I would like to ask you to consider this letter as a request for citizenship in the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR). I feel a sincere and deep kinship with the people of Donbas and wholeheartedly support their fight for independence. I am ready to make an active contribution to the development …
