COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will tighten controls to try to stop its men being lured to Russia to fight in Ukraine with often false promises of salaries and benefits, a minister said on Thursday.

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Sri Lanka is sending a high-level delegation to Russia to investigate the involvement of hundreds of Sri Lankan nationals reportedly recruited to fight in the Ukraine war, announced a top official on ...

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GENEVA, Oct 6 (UNHCR) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers on Wednesday reminded states that there are several million stateless people in the world today and introduced Ukraine and Sri ...

Protesters near the Russian embassy in Colombo seeking the release of Sri Lankan ex-soldiers who joined forces fighting in Ukraine after Russia's invasion - Copyright ...

Sri Lanka will tighten controls to try to stop its men from being lured to Russia to fight in Ukraine with often false promises of salaries and benefits. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tharaka ...

COLOMBO, Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka and Russia are starting talks Thursday to resolve the issue of Sri Lankans fighting alongside Russians in the war against Ukraine, after at least 16 ...