Brit who got trapped in Kabul during Taliban takeover now wants to go to Ukraine to ‘see war’

He said he'd go back to Afghanistan and there's nothing anyone can do about it

A former student who went on holiday to Afghanistan when the Taliban took over has now admitted he wants to visit Ukraine. 22-year-old Miles Routledge from Birmingham had to be evacuated from Kabul after he went there on holiday when Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in August 2021. Now, he wants to visit Ukraine - despite the fact a war in the country could break out with Russia. The Kremlin continues to deny plans for military action but around 100,000 Russian troops are currently gathered at the border. Meanwhile, Routledge is determined to visit Kharkiv, Donetsk and Crimea in Ukraine, even though the Foreign Office clearly advises against travelling there at this time. [caption id="attachment_313519" align="alignnone" width="1208"] Credit: Twitter/@LordVesconte[/caption] The former Loughborough University physics student told the Mail Online: "I've been to Ukraine before so I'm hoping to see something new.

"I want to see the war. I want to see the feelings of both sides, their opinions and hopefully I'll see the critical point of the conflict, if it is to come."

While he admitted it is "self-destructive behaviour", Routledge dismissed anyone who disapproves of his dangerous travelling and said he'd return to Afghanistan. https://twitter.com/LordVesconte/status/1484789446298030082

Responding to critics, he said: "I'd say I wish them all the best but truthfully they were never my audience and for every seething comment made against me, behind it was my friends and I eating popcorn and laughing at them.

"I'll continue to travel regardless of their opinions, I'll even go back to Afghanistan and there's nothing they can do about it."