MEA spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal said, "Several Indian Nationals have been duped to work with the Russian Army. We have strongly taken up the matter with the Russian government for early discharge of such Indian nationals. Strong action has been initiated against agents and unscrupulous
Nepal is holding diplomatic talks with Russia to repatriate those recruited, killed and injured in the Russian Army as well as for the release of those captured by Ukrainian forces, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced.
The Ministry of External Affairs said that they are in touch with the family and Russian authorities and are making efforts to send his mortal remains to India.
"We are aware that a few Indian nationals have signed up for support jobs with the Russian army. The Indian Embassy has regularly taken up this matter with the relevant Russian authorities for their early discharge.," MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaishwal said in a statement.
Nepal's major opposition party Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) hit out at the Nepali government over its failure to repatriate Nepali nationals recruited in the Russian Army amid the conflict in Ukraine.
The latest round of demonstrations comes in the wake of the news about hundreds of Nepali citizens being recruited by Russia to fight against Ukraine in the ongoing war since February 24, 2022.
Nepali Foreign Minister Narayan Prasad Saud on Tuesday claimed that around 100 Nepalis serving in the Russian army are missing and injured during the ongoing battle against Ukrainian forces.
The ministry has further clarified that talks have been initiated for the release of Bibek Khatri, a youth from Baridya who has been imprisoned by Ukrainian forces.
Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, a convicted killer of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, was pardoned by President Vladimir Putin after he fought for the Russian army in Ukraine, the Moscow Times reported, citing RBC news website on Tuesday.
"And it is the regime who started the war against these people. That's why the Minsk agreements were considered the way to stop this. And it was not very difficult to implement the Minsk agreements. It was about the special status for a small part of the east of Ukraine, much smaller than th
In his article for the Israeli newspaper, Restelli contented that the interests of the entire community of nations are aligned towards peace, and threats of the use of force do not go unanswered. "Russia has now found itself in a costly war of attrition in which it can now hope for nothing b