New Delhi. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has instructed its citizens to avoid the temptations of recruitment in the Russian Army. Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal has said that many such cases have been reported, where Indians were lured and false promises were made and included in the Russian army. This was then sent to the war against Ukraine. The Ministry of External Affairs has warned Indians not to accept the temptation to join the Russian army under any circumstances, it can be risky and fatal.
Our Response to Media Queries on Indians Recruited Into The Russian Army
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At the same time, the government has once again appealed to Russia, who have been recruited in the Russian Army, should be sent back. Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said that the matter has been raised before Russia before India. We have told the Russian officials that the practice of admitted to the army should be abolished by implicating Indian citizens in false temptation. The Ministry of External Affairs said that the Government of India is in constant contact with the Indian citizens and their families with whom this type of fraud has been done.
Let us tell you that last year the matter came into the limelight that some Indians have been admitted to the Russian Army by pretending to be jobs and they were pushed into war. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Russia last year, he raised the issue before President Vladimir Putin. Let us tell you that this week some Indian youths had made a WhatsApp call to their family and told that they are trapped in Ukraine and requested them to remove them. The youth said in the video that we have only 2-3 days left. Then we will be pushed into war. He claimed that earlier 13–14 companions had gone, they were all killed.
