from Sepia@mander.xyz to world@lemmy.world on 27 Feb 18:45
https://mander.xyz/post/48126521
cross-posted from: mander.xyz/post/48125286
A Ghanaian delegation led by Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa arrived in Kyiv to discuss, among other issues, the fate of its citizens who fought in the ranks of Russia’s Armed Forces.
On February 26, a delegation from Ghana - the West African republic - arrived in Ukraine. A key focus of the visit is the fate of Ghanaian citizens who fought with Russia’s forces and were captured by Ukraine’s military, reports Ukraine’s “I Want to Live” project.
The delegation, led by Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, visited Ukraine’s Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. Members also spoke via video link with Ghanaian nationals currently held in a Ukrainian POW camp.
Ukrainian officials presented data showing a growing number of cases in which Russia’s military has illegally recruited Ghanaians to take part in aggression against Ukraine.
According to the “I Want to Live” project, since the start of the full-scale war, the identities of 272 Ghanaian citizens who fought in the ranks of Russia’s occupying forces have been established. The deaths of 55 of them have been confirmed.
Ukrainian officials stressed that recruiting foreigners to fight in an aggressive war poses threats not only to Ukraine but also to the national security of the countries whose citizens are drawn into the conflict, with the potential to destabilize entire regions.
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