A former foreign policy analyst for the American news channel MSNBC has decided to join Ukrainian troops in the fight against Russian forces.

In an interview with The ReidOut on MSNBC, the channel where he was commentating, Nance revealed that he has joined the International Legion fighting in Ukraine and speaks of "war crimes" committed by the Russians. According to him, the International Legion "stands side by side, united, protecting innocent Ukrainians from Russian aggression."

On Twitter, he posted a picture of himself holding an assault rifle and says he is "sick of talk."

"The more I saw the war going on, the more I thought, 'I'm tired of talking, it's time to act,'" he said. "So about a month ago, I joined the international legion here in Ukraine, and I'm here to help this country fight what is essentially a war of extermination," he further said.

In an interview from Ukraine, to The ReidOut on MSNBC Malcolm Nance states "this is not a conventional war, even though there are two military forces fighting head-to-head. What is happening is that there is another group - and I don't even mean the Russians as an army using weapons of destruction against civilians."

The also contaterrorism expert has written several books, including 2016's 'The Plot to Hack America: How Putin's Cyberspies and WikiLeaks Tried to Steal the 2016 Election'. His 2020 book, 'The Plot to Betray America', assessed the changing relationship between former President Trump and US intelligence and military services.