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Eight Indonesians Joined Moscow’s Army, Yusril Says Ukraine’s Account Is One-Sided

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Indonesia is verifying Ukraine’s report that eight Indonesian citizens allegedly joined the Russian armed forces.
  • Coordinating Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said the information remains incomplete because it came initially from Ukraine, which is at war with Russia.
  • The government is coordinating with the foreign and immigration ministries before reaching a conclusion.

Indonesia is still trying to establish what happened to eight of its citizens allegedly recruited into Russia’s armed forces, with the government warning that the initial account came from only one side of the conflict.

Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said verification remained under way. The government is communicating with the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections because the information has not yet been fully clarified.

“Regarding Indonesian citizens being recruited into a foreign military, the government is indeed verifying the matter, but everything is not yet clear,” Yusril told reporters in Jakarta on Tuesday.

He said the initial information about the eight Indonesians had been provided by Ukraine. Since Ukraine is at war with Russia, Yusril said the report could not yet be accepted as completely reliable. Indonesia therefore needs to hear Russia’s account before completing its verification.

Regarding Indonesian citizens being recruited into a foreign military, the government is indeed verifying the matter, but everything is not yet clear.

· Yusril Ihza MahendraThe Indonesian coordinating minister described the status of the government’s verification.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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