"Former US City Councilor Joins Russian Army Amid Fleeing Charges"
A U.S. Air Force veteran facing charges in the U.S. for possessing sexually explicit images of a child apparently joined the Russian army to evade prosecution, as video footage emerged showing him signing documents in a military enlistment office in Siberia and expressing support for Russia's war against Ukraine. His lawyer stated that he believed the criminal case had ruined his life, leading him to join the Russian army to avoid registering as a sex offender. The U.S. State Department has not been able to confirm the reports of his whereabouts, and the Rhode Island attorney general's office has received images purporting to show the veteran in Ukraine and Russia.