Father who moved family to Russia to escape ‘woke’ America is sent to front line
A Texan father who moved his family to Russia to escape “woke” America has been sent to the front line.
Derek Huffman, 46, relocated to the small town of Istra, around 25 miles from Moscow, with his wife, their three daughters and their husky earlier this year.
They did this through Russia’s “shared values” visa scheme, aimed at attracting foreigners who reject what Vladimir Putin calls “destructive neoliberal ideology”.
Mr Huffman had initially agreed to join the Russian military in a non-combat capacity, thinking at first he would be a welder and later a war correspondent.
But despite having no experience as a soldier and limited understanding of the Russian language, he has been sent “near” the front line in the war with Ukraine, according to his wife.
DeAnna Huffman said her husband felt he was being “thrown to the wolves” given that he had only received a limited amount of training, and that it was in Russian.
“Unfortunately, when you’re taught in a different language, and you don’t understand the language, how are you really getting taught?” she pondered in a vlog uploaded to the family’s YouTube channel.
“You’re not. So, unfortunately, he feels like he’s being thrown to the wolves right now, and he’s kind of having to lean on faith, and that’s what we’re all doing.”
The family relocated because of their dissatisfaction with ‘progressive overreach’ in the American education system
Mr Huffman’s last message came in June, marking Father’s Day in the US. Wearing camouflage and military gear, he appeared in a one-minute video addressed to his family.
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