‘Unacceptable’: S Jaishankar says he raised matter of Indians in Russia-Ukraine conflict with Moscow
At least three Indians are known to have been killed in the war zone so far.
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Stating that Indian citizens being recruited by the Russian Army amid the country’s war on Ukraine is “unacceptable”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that New Delhi had raised the issue with Moscow, ANI reported.
Jaishankar met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana.
He said he had “very clearly and strongly” raised with Lavrov the issue of Indians being stranded in the war zone.
The minister’s statement came against the backdrop of at least three Indians being killed amid the conflict so far.
On June 11, the Ministry of External Affairs stated that two Indians who had been recruited by the Russian Army had been killed. One of them was identified as 29-year-old Tejpal Singh, who was a resident of Punjab’s Amritsar, according to The Hindu.
On February 24, The Hindu reported that a 23-year-old man from Gujarat who was hired as an “army security helper” in Russia was allegedly killed in a Ukrainian air strike in Donetsk close to the Russia-Ukraine border. On March 6, reports emerged that a Hyderabad man who was allegedly forced to fight alongside the Russian military was killed in Russia.
Dozens of Indians stranded in Russia have sought the government’s help for returning home.
On Thursday, Jaishankar said that several Indians had been pressed...
