A man who made headlines for cycling around the world is now looking to join Ukraine’s foreign legion. Taiwan national Wang Jui-ti said he recently submitted an application at the Ukrainian embassy in Finland. Wang said he’d passed his initial interview, and was willing to fight for Ukrainians’ freedom. However, since the start of the war in Ukraine, Taiwan officials have urged citizens not to join the foreign legion. On Tuesday, a lawmaker asked Premier Su Tseng-chang if Taiwan nationals could face criminal charges for joining the Ukrainian military, as is the case in South Korea. Let’s hear from him.
Su Tseng-chang
Premier
As for whether we encourage nationals to join the war, no, we don’t. Taiwan is under the rule of law, so whether and how offenses are punished depends on laws passed by the legislature.
Thirty-five-year-old Wang shot to fame in 2016 when he embarked on a round-the-world cycling trip, to honor his late girlfriend’s final wish. When his bike was stolen in Finland, his trip was nearly cut short, but the locals there made generous donations that allowed him to continue on. Speaking to the Central News Agency, Wang said Finland changed the course of his journey so many years ago. He said that, if he’s accepted by Ukraine’s foreign legion, Finland will once again be a turning point in his life.
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Where was he from Palestine????
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Hello Taiwan, I hope for Mr. Wang's safety and Taiwan's safety too. I had neighbor's here in Dagupan City, Philippines who were from Taiwan. They were good neighbors so I help them when an elder Formosan needs to be brought to the hospital so I drove him to the hospital. Afterwards the old man ask me to go with him to Formosa but I said to him thank you but I have many things to do in Dagupan. That was in the early 1980s. Take care out there Taiwan.♥️
Just don't bring your cell phone to Ukraine. Russia is intercepting the phone #s. If they find a bunch of #s in one location that are not Ukraine phones, then it's the "Foreign Legion". And you will have helped them to go after you.
what a stud 👍