The aggressor country of russia continues to systematically involve foreigners in the war against Ukraine. In December alone, intelligence identified over 150 foreign citizens from 25 countries who were recruited into the russian army. This was stated by the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Oleh Ivashchenko.
According to him, about 200 more are preparing to join the occupation army.
Most foreigners are recruited from the post-Soviet space and countries of the Global South, including Belarus, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Cuba, Kenya, China, etc.
The head of the Foreign Intelligence Service named financial rewards, simplified citizenship, and amnesty for convicts as the main motivations for foreigners.
"Moscow is purposefully playing on the economic instability of poor countries and limited legal migration routes, turning these factors into a means of control and pressure," he stressed.
According to the head of Ukrainian intelligence, the involvement of foreigners has a clear political overtone: Moscow seeks to present the war as a conflict that goes far beyond the boundaries of bilateral confrontation.
"The presence of citizens of China, Cuba, or African countries is actively used in propaganda narratives as evidence of support from the "non-Western world"," Ivashchenko added.
Recall that at least 1,436 citizens from 36 African countries are fighting in the russian army against Ukraine.
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