While in Turkey, Gloss began expressing a desire to go on to Russia. “He was usually watching videos about Palestine and was so angry at America,” one acquaintance told iStories. “He started thinking about going to Russia. He wanted to war with the USA. But I think he was very influenced by the conspiracy theory videos.”
A number of acquaintances told the outlet that he had not been interested in fighting, but hoped the army would allow him to receive a Russian passport and stay in the country.
I cannot comprehend how anyone could possibly believe they would be able to join the Russian army during a war and some how not have to fight??
And why join the Russian army at that point and not Ukraine if he hated fascists?? None of this makes any sense.
Propaganda works. Tankies exist. If America is bad, their enemies must be good.
But Russia is no longer their enemy. So confusing these days.
Probably trying to leverage his relationship to his dad, Russia loves that shit
I think it was his mom, but they had to know right?
Like I’ve known complete nobodies who got hassled for being very low level government employees from America traveling near the Russian border.
It definitely seems like he made some very unwise decisions, but seems like he potentially had some mental health issues.
This article says he apparently talked about how he conquered mortality and different incarnations of himself. He was also right at the age when symptoms start to become more apparent.