Pressing Russia to release Indians employed in their Army: Kwatra

India has been pressing Russia to ensure the safety and repatriation of its nationals engaged by Russian Army in the Ukraine war, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said Wednesday.

“We have been in continuous and extensive discussions with Russian officials…leadership, and other parts of their system from Day one. Our extensive efforts to keep Indians safe include conveying to Russian officials clearly that Indians who are in the war zone, regardless of how they have reached there, should be brought back,” Kwatra said.

“Secondly, wherever we have received information about how their recruitment happens… efforts have been made in collaboration with domestic agencies to stop such illegal recruitment,” he said.