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America Begs Citizens To Fight For Ukraine Against Russia by nurudeen181(m): 9:08am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Washington has no plans to keep track of US citizens who
volunteer to fight for Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian attack, the
State Department said, warning, however, that such trips can result
in “capture or death.”
“When Americans travel abroad they are not required to register with
the Department of State in any way, so these are not metrics we
would track,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price told
reporters on Friday, when asked how many Americans have
traveled to Ukraine amid Kiev’s recruitment campaign for a
“foreign legion.”
Price noted that the US government still urges Americans to avoid
going to Ukraine, but suggested no action would be taken against
those who opt to do so.
The spokesman went on to say that travel to Ukraine poses “risks
to personal safety,” and that US citizens “should be aware that
Russia has stated that it intends to treat foreign fighters in Ukraine
as ‘mercenaries’ rather than as lawful combatants or prisoners of
war.”
Washington, nevertheless, expects Moscow to “respect all of its
obligations and law of war,” Price noted, warning of “potential
attempts at criminal prosecution” and a “heightened risk for
mistreatment” for the American “volunteers.”
The comments follow reports that around 100 Americans had been
screened to join Kiev’s forces as they fight Russian troops after
Ukraine explicitly called on foreign volunteers to join the conflict.
Citizens from a number of other countries have also lined up to do
the same. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that
some 16,000 foreign fighters were expected to arrive in Ukraine
last week.
Moscow attacked its neighbor in late February, following a seven-
year standoff over Ukraine’s failure to implement the terms of the
Minsk agreements, and Russia’s eventual recognition of the
Donbass republics in Donetsk and Lugansk. The German- and
French-brokered protocols had been designed to regularize the
status of those regions within the Ukrainian state.
Russia has now demanded that Ukraine officially declare itself a
neutral country that will never join the US-led NATO military bloc.
Kiev insists the Russian offensive was completely unprovoked and
has denied claims it was planning to retake the two republics by
force. |
Re: America Begs Citizens To Fight For Ukraine Against Russia by nurudeen181(m): 9:10am On Mar 12, 2022 |
waiting we no go see |
Re: America Begs Citizens To Fight For Ukraine Against Russia by NoFucksToGive: 9:14am On Mar 12, 2022 |
Fake news !!!! |
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