NEW DELHI: India has denied claims that it was not coming to the assistance of Indians who has been signed up by the Russian army.”We have seen some inaccurate reports in the media regarding Indians with the Russian army seeking help for discharge. Each and every such case brought to the attention of the Indian Embassy in Moscow has been strongly taken up with the Russian authorities and those brought to the attention of the Ministry have been taken up with the Russian Embassy in New Delhi. Several Indians have already been discharged as a result,” said Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).India says that it remains committed and has given top priority to this matter.”We are pursuing with the Russian authorities all the relevant cases of Indian nationals for an early discharge from the Russian army,” Jaiswal added.Meanwhile, on February 21, two days after India formally acknowledged that some Indians had signed up for support jobs in Russian army, a Gujarati reportedly died in a drone attack in Ukraine.The 23-year-old from Surat was killed in a drone attack in Donetsk close to the Russia-Ukraine border on February 21.
Source link
