7 more Indians release video, say forced to fight Ukraine war by Russian army
7 more Indians release video, say forced to fight Ukraine war by Russian army
Last week, the MEA had said New Delhi was in touch with Russian authorities regarding Indian nationals to “get them out” of Russia.
“We came to visit Russia as tourists for the New Year on December 27 and met an agent who helped us visit different places. He offered to take us to Belarus, but we were not aware we would need a visa for the country. We went to Belarus where we gave money to him, but he demanded more money. He abandoned us on a highway as we didn’t have the money to pay him,” one of the men can be heard saying in Hindi in the video.
“We were then caught by the police who handed us over to the Russian army.
We came to visit Russia as tourists
Boy, my sympathy went to 0 pretty damn fast. Might as well have said they went to Nazi Germany as tourists.
edit: grammar
https://jaysizemore.medium.com/why-does-india-love-hitler-so-much-4d84cbcf021
Indians would certainly have gone to Nazi Germany for a holiday.
I mean even though the Russian state is utterly corrupt, this recruiting vector seems way to convoluted to be practical.
It might also be that they did volunteer, but made up this story in order to seem the victim.
From another comment in here it sounds like someone scammed them into going to Belarus where they didn't have authorization to be and were arrested as criminals and criminals can be conscripts.
Doesn't seem like the Russian government is doing this intentionally as much as they're looking the other way since it benefits them. I wouldn't be surprised if the scammer gets a kickback from whomever in the police is benefiting from sending the army conscripts.
And India still tries not to take a stance.
Hey, it was this or work the cruise ships....
Just keep advertising your position with your phones, and the Ukraine will take care of you (and your Russian hosts).