Wow. Igor Girkiin seems to be a highly important person in Russia. Very interesting, thank’s for this update.
Yeah, except for the Kremlin removed him from the Donetsk Republic scene in late 2014, and he's been an influential gadfly touting a "Nationalist Russia" line ever since.
He likes attention.
How do you do, fellow Free Republic kids!
To clarify, he is not important like a politician or oligarch. He has no political office and his influence inside Russia is unknown. He was directly involved in these events for 20 years. That makes him one of the more aware and informed commentators on the war.