“I burned my Russian passport — I was so angry,” Nikita Andreev said. It was Feb. 27, 2022, three days after Russia initiated its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and Andreev was attending an anti-war demonstration in the U.S., where he has been living since 2011. The act, Andreev told New Lines, was spontaneous. Perhaps he was caught up in the moment as he stood near an open pit, surrounded by people singing Ukrainian folk songs and waving Ukraine’s blue-and-yellow flag. It was also bold: Andreev holds a work permit, but he is not a U.S. citizen. That moment had a lasting effect on Andreev....…“I burned my Russian passport — I was so angry,” Nikita Andreev said. It was Feb. 27, 2022, three days after Russia initiated its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and Andreev was attending an anti-war demonstration in the U.S., where he has been living since 2011. The act, Andreev told New Lines, was spontaneous. Perhaps he was caught up in the moment as he stood near an open pit, surrounded by people singing Ukrainian folk songs and waving Ukraine’s blue-and-yellow flag. It was also bold: Andreev holds a work permit, but he is not a U.S. citizen. That moment had a lasting effect on Andreev....WW…
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