Russia to release & facilitate return of all indians working in russian army

Russia to release & facilitate return of all indians working in russian army

Russia has decided to release and facilitate return of all Indian nationals working with Russian Army after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took up matter with President Putin during his significant visit to Moscow.

Ever since the Russia-Ukraine war broke out, India has been pressing Russia to ensure the safety and repatriation of its nationals employed by the Russian Army and has taken immediate action on receiving information about ‘Indians in the war zone,’ according to the ministry.

According to reports, approximately 200 Indian nationals were hired as security helpers by the Russian military.

India also insisted on a ‘verified stop to any further recruitment of Indian nationals’ by the Russian Army, emphasizing that such practices would not align with the partnership between the two nations. As of mid-June, only around 10 Indians working as support staff with the Russian military had been released and repatriated to India.

PM Modi commenced his two-day official visit to Moscow on Monday at the invitation of Russian President Putin to participate in the 22nd India-Russia Annual Summit.

Upon his arrival at the Vnukovo-II Airport, PM Modi was greeted by Russia's first deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and received a ceremonial welcome.

PM Modi and Putin have had 16 meetings over the past decade. Their most recent in-person encounter took place on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in 2022. In 2019, PM Modi was awarded the highest Russian state honor, the 'Order of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First.'

This marks PM Narendra Modi's inaugural visit to Russia since the commencement of the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv in 2022.