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The Russian Embassy in New Delhi has been in receipt of numerous requests from the media to comment on the issue of Indian citizens in service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation as there have been unfortunate instances of casualties among them in the course of the Special military operation in Ukraine,
The Russian Government has at no point of time been engaged in any public or obscure campaigns, more so in fraudulent schemes to recruit Indian nationals for military service in Russia."
The problem...is that the Russian authorities maintain that these Indian nationals entered into contracts for service with the Russian Army. We are not necessarily subscribing to that.”
Jaishankar had on Friday outlined the differing views of the two sides on the matter All contractual obligations and due compensation payments will be fulfilled in full measure,
The Embassy expresses deep condolences to the Government of India and the families of the deceased,
The agencies concerned in both countries work in close coordination for early identification and discharge of Indian nationals who voluntarily contracted for military service in Russia,
They have examined those 14 people who have returned from Russia. Sufficient evidence has surfaced against 10 human traffickers whose identities we know. During the investigation, two of the accused were arrested on April 24 and two more on May 7. All four accused are presently in judicial custody,
Prime minister raised this issue very strongly, that we should try and get all Indian nationals back to India as early as possible. There was a sense of a promise from the Russian side on that. Now, the two systems will work on it and see how exactly and expeditiously we can get them back to the country,
then foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra had said The Government’s failure to create employment has led our youth to risk their very lives, for another country, in a war that is not our own. This is a national tragedy,
We have, in total, 91 cases so far of Indian nationals who were recruited into the Russian army. Eight of them, unfortunately, have passed away. Fourteen of them have been discharged or in some manner have come back with our assistance. And there are 69 Indian citizens who are awaiting release from the Russian army,
Jaishankar said addressing a Parliamentary session We should not jump the gun and say Russians are not serious on this matter. I think it is important to hold the Russian government to their word and most important for us, we are not here to score points or enter into debates. We are here to get back those 69 people because Indian citizens should not be serving in the army of foreign countries,
he said during the Question Hour We take this issue very very seriously. I have myself raised it numerous times with the Russian foreign minister...When the prime minister was in Moscow last month, he raised it personally with President Putin and got the assurance that any Indian national in the service of the Russian army will be discharged and released,
The government appreciates the gravity of the issue and this is an issue for which we have to be very vigilant and we have to crack down very hard,