An NFT Artist Will Use Sales Of Her Burning Passport To Support Ukraine

An NFT artist from Russia, Olive Allen, will use the sales of her burning passport to gathered funds and support Ukraine as we can see more today in our latest cryptocurrency news.

The NFT artist and Russian national who lived in the US for more than 11 years, burned her native country’s passport in the hopes of raising awareness and funds related to the military conflicts in Ukraine. She described herself as a “child of new Russia” and said that the country will always be a part of her identity but she did choose to cut ties with it because of the current actions In Ukraine. She stood before the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in New York city and burned her passport which she said is the only copy she had and also planned to auction the video as an NFT and gather funds to help the people in Ukraine. She said:

“I do not consider Putin’s Russia my home. Our country has such immense potential, but the government has been f—ing people over for eternity.”

Allen has been involved in the crypto space since 2018 and said the decision to burn her passport was prompted by being unable to see herself returning to her country with the current leadership. She said that she wanted to push back against the narrative that the Russian civilians are in favor of the current military action against Ukraine and noted that she knows people that are brainwashed to the point of no return into supporting the regime:

“I love my country but I do not believe in Putin’s Russia. I don’t see myself living there in the current situation. What’s happening right now is just heartbreaking.”

I’m a Russian artist and I burned my passport because I do not believe in Putin’s Russia & I do not support the war in Ukraine 🇺🇦
💙I’m auctioning off my Burnt Passport NFT to raise funds for the people of Ukraine impacted by the war.
💛Friday, 1pm ET @SuperRare pic.twitter.com/Vnf8turjVH

— Olive Allen (@IamOliveAllen) March 3, 2022

The auction of burning her passport went live on SuperRare and she said that she will use the funds from the sale to donate to Save the Children NGO. She also said that she wanted to focus on sending funds to humanitarian efforts rather than the military. Save the Children is also accepting crypto donations via Giving Block in BTC and ETH. The NFT artist also said that after burning her passport she made it dangerous to repatriate by making her views on the government known:

“I could never return to Russia with the current regime — I’ll be arrested right away. People go to jail in Russia for less. I’ve cut off my chances of coming back, I mean at least during the current regime.”