Russia Agrees to Halt Recruitment of Ghanaians for Ukraine War
Putin said Ghanaians will no longer be allowed to join the war, after Ghana reported 62 deaths and 15 missing.
- Following last week's Russia-Africa summit, President Putin agreed to halt the recruitment of Ghanaian nationals to fight in Ukraine, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa confirmed in a Facebook post.
- President John Mahama raised concerns about the practice with Putin at the summit. Ghana had reported last month that citizens were being 'tricked' into joining, following unfulfilled August promises from Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to end 'illegal recruitment.'
- As of mid-August, more than 270 Ghanaians had fought for Russia, with 62 killed and 15 missing. Ukraine has identified nearly 46,000 foreign fighters from 151 countries, including more than 5,000 Africans, underscoring the scale of foreign involvement.
- Beyond the recruitment ban, Ghana and Russia agreed to pursue development of a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant to bolster energy security and support industrialization, Ablakwa said. The two countries also reached a new defense pact covering equipment acquisition.
- Several African countries, including Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Cameroon, and The Gambia, have reported similar grievances regarding citizens lured into Russian military contracts. Russia continues to step up enlistment across the continent to address personnel shortages.
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TheCitizen - It's all about youRussia agrees to ban recruitment of Ghanaian nationals for Ukraine war
Russia has agreed to stop the recruitment of Ghanaian nationals to fight the war in Ukraine, Accra said in a statement.
Putin promised to ban the recruitment of Ghanaian citizens for the war against Ukraine <p>Putin promised the President of Ghana to prohibit the recruitment of its citizens into the Russian army. Earlier in the war, 62 Ghanaians died.</p>
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana said that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin allegedly forbade the involvement of Ghanaian citizens in the war against Ukraine.
Russia Agrees to Halt Recruitment of Ghanaians for Ukraine War
Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said after the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow that Russian President Putin banned the participation of Gans in the Russian war in Ukraine, in particular through illegal recruitment or voluntary conscription. He wrote about it on November 2...
18+. THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) PRODUCTED, distributed and (or) directed by the FOREIGN INTERNET AGENCY OF THE "new GASET" ORBO ON THE ACTIVITIES OF A FOREIGN AGENCY INTERNET-IDANCE "New GASET" Putin will prohibit Ghana's citizens from participating in hostilities in Ukraine within the Russian army, said the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the African country, Samuel Okudzeto Ablaqua, on his social networks. "In response to the concerns express…
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