「ここで生きるより、ウクライナで戦う方が良い」

　ナイジェリアの若者のコメントとして。

BBC Nigerian volunteer: 'Fighting in Ukraine is better than living here' 16 Mar 2022　By Soraya Ali

「The philosophy graduate is one of several hundred Africans, from countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa and Algeria, who say they are willing to take up arms in the battle against Russia, partly to escape the bleak prospects faced by many young men at home.

"We know that it's war, it's not child's play," he told the BBC. "But being a soldier in Ukraine would be better than being here.

"I'll probably be allowed to stay if the war ends, plus I'll be a hero and fight an undeniable enemy."」

　…戦後、ウクライナの市民権でも得られるだろう―という見込みで（ウクライナ政府は保証しないにせよ）戦うというのも一案。
　他方、正義のために戦おう―という向きもある。

「"I already live a comfortable life. If I wanted to go to Europe, I'd do it through education, not war," the 29-year-old lawyer said.

"This is about beating a bully - injustice for one is injustice for all."」

「"I went straight to the police station to collect my documents," he said, explaining that a clean criminal record was one of the requirements for enlisting.

"I'm disappointed to hear that the embassy is now saying it won't take us Africans."」

　…アフリカンに対する扱いが宜しくない、というお話もありましたが―避難の際にだいぶ取り扱いが悪かったとか―、しかし、まあ、もし国際旅団にアフリカンの姿が多数あれば―という仮定は、持ってみてもよいかもしれない。