റഷ്യന്‍ സൈന്യത്തിലേക്കുള്ള നിയമവിരുദ്ധ റിക്രൂട്ട്‌മെന്‍റ് അന്വേഷിക്കണം: യുക്രെയ്‌നില്‍ അകപ്പെട്ട മലയാളികളെ മടക്കിക്കൊണ്ടുവരണം; വിദേശകാര്യമന്ത്രിക്ക് കത്തയച്ച് പ്രതിപക്ഷ നേതാവ്

I am writing to request your immediate intervention on the shocking revelation that some private recruitment companies in Kerala have been recruiting young people to go to war-battered Ukraine after tempting them with the prospect of a lucrative employment in Russia. It is disturbing to learn that three young men from Kerala are among those stranded in war-torn Ukraine after being lured with the promise of a lucrative employment in Russia, only to be forced to engage in the continuing conflict. According to the relatives of the three men, they were taken to Russia by a recruitment agency with the promise of a whopping salary of Rs 2.5 lakh. But when they arrived, their passports and mobile phones were confiscated and were then forced to fight for Russia against Ukraine. It is learned that some of them are injured and their families back home have raised serious apprehension on the safety of the youths stranded in Ukraine. I believe that this is part of a trafficking network that entice young men to work in Russia and send them for the war. I urge your good self to make every effort to bring back all of those who are stuck in the combat zone and to initiate a comprehensive investigation against these recruitment agencies that form part of a large illegal trafficking network.