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India on Thursday urged its citizens to stay away from offers to join the Russian Army and demanded Moscow to end its practice of recruiting Indians as support staff into the Russian military.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it has taken up the matter with Russian authorities, both in Delhi and Moscow.
New Delhi's move came following reports that some Indians on student and business visas were forced into joining Russian military units deployed on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine.
The ministry cautioned its Indian nationals to not take offers to join the Russian military in view of inherent "risks and dangers"...