Malcolm Nance

Nance has friends in Ukraine, and felt the need to help protect the country and its people against Russian aggression.

Malcolm Nance, the ex-naval intelligence officer who has served as an on-air analyst at MSNBC since 2007, is in Ukraine to fight the Russian military.

And there are people here like me who are going to do something about it.” Nance, who is the author of several books about counterterrorism and national security, appeared as an analyst on MSNBC as recently as Feb. 28 — days after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “I spent quite a bit of time here in the pre-war period and when the invasion happened, I had friends who were in Donetsk, who were in the Ukrainian army, who were writing to us and telling us, ‘We’re not going to survive tonight.

Appearing from Ukraine Monday on MSNBC's 'The ReidOut,' Navy veteran Malcolm Nance said he joined forces there because 'it's time to take action.'

“The war that is being waged here is being waged against everybody. His latest book, “They Want to Kill Americans,” focuses on the ideologies that led to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. And that is the fundamental reason everyone is here,” he added. You have another group — I won’t even refer to the Russians as an army — just using mass heavy weapons that are used in combat against civilians,” he explained. “So about a month ago I joined the international legion here in Ukraine, and I am here to help this country fight what is essentially a war of extermination. This is an existential war, and Russia has brought it to this people and they are mass murdering civilians and there are people here like me who are here to do something about it.”

It's time to take action here. I am here to help this country fight … what essentially is a war of extermination. This is an existential war and Russia has ...

to out-range the artillery. Let me say something to the president of the United States: Give [Ukraine] counter-battery long-range artillery—multiple rocket launch systems… He said: “The more I saw of the war going on, the more I thought, ‘I’m done talking, all right?

MSNBC analyst Malcolm Nance has joined Ukraine's military to fight the Russian invasion of the country. MSNBC says he no longer works there.

“I spent quite a bit of time here in the pre-war period,” Nance told MSNBC's Joy Reid on The ReidOut. “And when the invasion happened, I had friends who were in ...

I was very touched when I met the first platoon and saw they were here for the right reasons,” Nance told The Daily Beast from an outpost in Ukraine.

Malcolm Nance, an author and former military intelligence analyst, appeared for an interview Monday with MSNBC host Joy Reid, who said he was at a "secure ...

Malcolm Nance, a former Navy intelligence officer and longtime counterterrorism and national security analyst for MSNBC, revealed Monday night that he has ...

Former MSNBC foreign policy analyst Malcolm Nance has joined the Ukrainian forces to help them fight the Russian invasion, he revealed on Monday.

The network analyst said he had joined a foreign military unit of Ukraine's armed forces.

Malcolm Nance, an author and former military intelligence analyst, appeared for an interview Monday with MSNBC host Joy Reid, who said he was in a "secure ...

The 61-year-old intelligence, terrorism and foreign policy commentator said he had friends in Ukraine who needed his help.

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American author and media pundit Malcolm Nance is in Ukraine and has joined Ukrainian soldiers to help them in the conflict, he has revealed.

Author and frequent MSNBC guest Malcolm Nance has taken up arms in Ukraine's foreign military as Russia continues to invade the country.

"I joined the international legion here in Ukraine and I'm here to help this country fight what essentially is a war of extermination." I'm glad that I can help my friends … we're going to try to put a stop to it." Nance previously served in the U.S. Navy and has more than 36 years of experience working with U.S. intelligence.

Put up or shut up seems to be the motto that former MSNBC national security analyst Malcolm Nance adopted as he geared up with Ukrainians to take the fight ...

And that is the fundamental reason everyone is here,” Nance said. “The more I saw of the war going on, the more I thought, ‘I’m done talking, alright. We’ve been hit 500 times,’” Nance said during the show.

The former naval officer and counterterrorism expert told this to MSNBC anchor Joy Reid in mid-April 2022, while clad in military fatigues, armed with a rifle, ...

Treisman, Rachel. “Ukraine Says Russia’s Offensive in Donbas Has Begun. Here’s What We Know.” NPR, 19 Apr. 2022. NPR, https://www.npr.org/2022/04/19/1093501394/ukraine-russia-donbas-offensive. Accessed 19 Apr. 2022. Thousands of foreign nationals have volunteered to fight with Ukraine against Russia. Some of them have military training, like Nance, but many are novices. Malcolm Nance, a former MSNBC analyst, said he has taken up arms against Russia in Ukraine as part of a legion of foreign fighters. “No Gun. No Helmet. No Action: The Frustrations of Some Novice Americans Who Signed up to Fight in Ukraine.” Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/20/ukraine-foreign-fighters-americans/. Accessed 19 Apr. 2022. “The more I saw of the war going on, the more I thought, ‘I’m done talking, all right? “Ex-MSNBC Analyst Joins Ukrainian Forces against Russia: ‘I’m Done Talking.’” Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/19/malcolm-nance-ukraine-russia-msnbc/. Accessed 19 Apr. 2022. “‘I’m Done Talking’: Nance on Fighting in Ukraine with International Legion of Territorial Defense.” MSNBC.Com, https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/ukraine-s-fight-against-russia-joined-by-malcolm-nance-of-international-legion-of-territorial-defense-of-ukraine-137997381811. Accessed 19 Apr. 2022. “Malcolm Nance.” Simon & Schuster, https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Malcolm-Nance/154152647. Accessed 19 Apr. 2022. It’s time to take action here.’ I am here to help this country fight what essentially is a war of extermination,” he said. Nance explained why he joined the fight: “They’re using mass heavy weapons used in combat against civilians […] They are destroying infrastructure, and then you find they go to the cities and they massacre men, women and children, and that is the fundamental reason everyone is here.” Malcolm Nance is a globally recognized counterterrorism expert and Intelligence Community member who has been deployed to intelligence operations in the Balkans, Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa. He is the author of The Plot to Hack America, Hacking Isis, and New York Times bestseller Defeating Isis. He appears regularly on MSNBC. Nance lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.