NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing war with Ukraine, the Indian embassy in Russia on Friday issued a contemporary guideline for the Indians staying in that country, assuasive them that they have not to panic which there was no need for them to escape the country.
The communication issued by the Embassy of India said that at the moment the govt. “sees no security reasons for them to leave” was issued because the Embassy has been receiving messages from Indian students in universities in Russia seeking advice on their continued stay in the country.
In its advisory, the Indian embassy aforementioned it would like to “reassure all students that at the moment we tend to see no security reasons for them to leave.’’ The Indian Embassy said that it is in regular contact with relevant authorities with relevancy to the safety and security of the Indian nationals, together with students.
It, however, is adscititious that sure disruption of banking services in Russia and flight connectivity from Russia to India is taking place.
If students have concerns concerning these aspects and would love to travel back to India, they may contemplate doing so, it said.
Regarding the academic programs, the Embassy said that it has been au fait by a number of universities that they have already shifted to the net distance learning mode.
Students are advised to exercise their discretion in consultation with their individual universities on the appropriate course of action concerning the continuation of their academic activities while not disrupting, it added.
In other developments, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the inexperienced light-weight on Friday for up to 16,000 volunteers from the Middle East to be deployed alongside Russian-backed rebels to fight in Ukraine, doubling down an invasion that the West says has been losing momentum.
The move, simply over 2 weeks since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion, permits Russia to deploy battle-hardened mercenaries from conflicts such as the Asian nations while not risking further Russian military casualties.
At a meeting of Russia`s Security Council, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said there have been 16,000 volunteers in the geographic area who were able to return to fight alongside Russian-backed forces in the breakaway geographic area region of eastern Ukraine.
“If you see that there are these people who need of their own accord, not for money, to come to assist the individuals living in the geographic area, then we want to give them what they want and help them get to the conflict zone,” Putin said from the Kremlin.
Shoigu also projected that Western-made Javelin and Stinger missiles that were captured by the Russian army in Ukraine ought to be handed over to Donbass forces, on other arms such as portable air-defense systems, known as MANPADS, and anti-tank rocket complexes.
“As to the delivery of arms, particularly Western-made ones which have fallen into the hands of the Russian army – of course, I support the possibility of giving these to the military units of the Lugansk and Donetske people`s republics,” Vladimir Putin said.
“Please do this,” he told Shoigu. The exchange was shown on Russian state television. Putin says the “special military operation” in Ukraine is important to ensure Russia`s security once the US enlarged the world organization up to its borders and supported pro-Western leaders in Kyiv.
Ukraine says it is fighting for its existence whereas the US and its European and Asian allies have condemned the Russian invasion. China has involved calm.