MSNBC’s Malcolm Nance on Joining Ukrainian Army: I’m Done Talking, It’s Time to Take Action

Reid And joining me ░░░░░░░░ from a secure location ░░░░░░░░ western Ukraine is Malcolm ░░░░░░░░ executive director of the ░░░░░░░░ Asymmetrics Project He s ░░░░░░░░ with the International Legion ░░░░░░░░ Territorial Defense of Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ we just watched that ░░░░░░░░ of you and Ali ░░░░░░░░ was attempting to interview ░░░░░░░░ for us to get ░░░░░░░░ information on what you ░░░░░░░░ doing We saw those ░░░░░░░░ missiles fly overhead So ░░░░░░░░ to us why you ░░░░░░░░ there and what you ░░░░░░░░ doing NANCE Well as ░░░░░░░░ know I spent quite ░░░░░░░░ bit of time here ░░░░░░░░ the pre war period ░░░░░░░░ when the invasion happened ░░░░░░░░ had friends who were ░░░░░░░░ Donetsk who were in ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainian army who were ░░░░░░░░ to us and telling ░░░░░░░░ We re not going ░░░░░░░░ survive tonight We ve ░░░░░░░░ hit 500 times You ░░░░░░░░ these graduates of Defense ░░░░░░░░ Institute these are my ░░░░░░░░ You know the more ░░░░░░░░ saw of the war ░░░░░░░░ on the more I ░░░░░░░░ I m done talking ░░░░░░░░ right It s time ░░░░░░░░ take action here So ░░░░░░░░ a month ago I ░░░░░░░░ the International Legion here ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine and I am ░░░░░░░░ to help this country ░░░░░░░░ you know what essentially ░░░░░░░░ a war of extermination ░░░░░░░░ is an existential war ░░░░░░░░ Russia has brought it ░░░░░░░░ these people and they ░░░░░░░░ mass murdering civilians And ░░░░░░░░ are people here like ░░░░░░░░ who are here to ░░░░░░░░ something about it Reid ░░░░░░░░ have some video here ░░░░░░░░ is some video that ░░░░░░░░ shot by Ali s ░░░░░░░░ of yourself with some ░░░░░░░░ and the thing you ░░░░░░░░ working on while you ░░░░░░░░ there We know there ░░░░░░░░ about 20 000 people ░░░░░░░░ 52 countries that are ░░░░░░░░ in Ukraine and have ░░░░░░░░ there from the start ░░░░░░░░ the war What are ░░░░░░░░ troops like yourself what ░░░░░░░░ you all tasked to ░░░░░░░░ NANCE Well we re ░░░░░░░░ for one purpose and ░░░░░░░░ purpose only and that ░░░░░░░░ to protect the innocent ░░░░░░░░ of Ukraine from this ░░░░░░░░ aggression You know it ░░░░░░░░ not a conventional war ░░░░░░░░ even though you have ░░░░░░░░ armed forces going head ░░░░░░░░ head here What you ░░░░░░░░ is you have another ░░░░░░░░ I won t even ░░░░░░░░ to the Russians as ░░░░░░░░ army just using mass ░░░░░░░░ weapons that are used ░░░░░░░░ combat against civilians They ░░░░░░░░ destroying infrastructure and then ░░░░░░░░ find that they go ░░░░░░░░ the cities and they ░░░░░░░░ men women and children ░░░░░░░░ is the fundamental reason ░░░░░░░░ is here The International ░░░░░░░░ is a multinational force ░░░░░░░░ is men and women ░░░░░░░░ are thousands here who ░░░░░░░░ here to protect this ░░░░░░░░ For the most part ░░░░░░░░ really have to assist ░░░░░░░░ in any way to ░░░░░░░░ this So I ve ░░░░░░░░ came here to assist ░░░░░░░░ with the skills that ░░░░░░░░ have myself.”