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New Delhi: Of the 69 Indians stuck fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine, at least 13 are from Punjab and Haryana, estimate coordinators of families affected by the issue...
A day prior, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said in Parliament that India does not necessarily subscribe to the views of Moscow and believed many Indians fighting in Ukraine were misled...
During his visit to Moscow last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin who assured him that Indians trapped on the battlefield would be returned home...
In its latest statement Saturday, the Russian Embassy in India said: The agencies concerned in both countries work in close coordination for early identification and discharge of Indian nationals who voluntarily contracted for military service in Russia..
Following Modis visit to Russia last month, Roman Babushkin, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Russian Embassy in India, had told reporters in Delhi that families of Indians killed in combat received compensation as per contractual obligations...
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