India citizens will be exempted from contracts with the Russian army after the conversation of Modi and Putin - NDTV

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India citizens will be exempted from contracts with the Russian army and returned home, the Indian NDTV television channel claims with reference to anonymous sources. According to them, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to Moscow, and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a closed dinner on July 8, came to such an agreement. Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on the information, but confirmed that the heads of state were negotiating one on one on July 8 within three hours.

According to NDTV, more than 20 citizens of India were forced to fight on the side of Russia in Ukraine. Recruiters: The TSI they met on the Internet promised them a highly paid job, not mentioning that it was connected with the Russian army or an invasion of Ukraine. It is also known about at least two killed Indians, who were lured to war in this way. Also, the seven Indians in the war in March were stated that they were forced to sign the Russian security forces unknown to them in Russian, who detained them for violating the visa regime. Also, citizens of Nepal became victims of fraudulent schemes. In total, there may be hundreds sent to the war of the Nepalers and Indians.

In the spring, in India, an investigation of cases of recruiting citizens into the Russian army began deceived. The human trafficking network was disclosed, at least four people were detained. As a result of the investigation, it became known that the recruiters: Tsy sent to Russia at least 35 people, but it is not known whether they were all sent to war.

Context

• Since the beginning of mobilization in September 2022, military military military people lost the opportunity to quit military service in the Russian army-it was announced that all contracts would be valid until the end of the invasion of Ukraine.

• In September 2022, Russia also simplified the obtaining citizenship for migrants who fought in Ukraine. The military enlistment offices opened even in migration centers.

• At the same time, mercenaries are illegal both by international law and by the law of states, from where soldiers are recruited to the Russian army, primarily the countries of Central Asia. In Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan for mercenaries threatens up to 10 years in prison, in Kazakhstan up to 12, and in Tajikistan - up to 20 years.

• At least ten criminal cases have already been instituted in Kazakhstan on the fact of the participation of citizens of the country in the war. In Kyrgyzstan, at least two men have already been sentenced to deprivation of liberty under an article on mercenaries for participating in the Wagner PMC. In May 2023, Tajikistan began to draw up lists of warring citizens of the country, and promised to institute criminal proceedings against them.

  Despite the fact that the law of Belarus punishes mercenaries up to seven years in prison, Alexander Lukashenko promised not to punish Belarusians for joining the ranks of the PMC Wagner. Earlier in Belarus, they repeatedly sent sentences to people who fought in the Donbass. The real terms were received by both those who fought for Ukraine and those who supported the self -proclaimed “republics”.

• The Russian army recruits not only migrants from Central Asia, but also citizens of India , Nepal , Cuba , as well as refugees from East Africa and the Central East, who tried to get from Russia to Europe across the closed border with Finland.