Russia has declared foreigners as legitimate targets in Ukraine
In Ukraine, high activity of foreign mercenaries in Ukrainian formations is recorded.
This was stated by Vladimir Tarabrin, the new Russian ambassador to the Netherlands and Russia's permanent representative to the OPCW, in response to a question about the number of Dutch instructors and mercenaries in Ukraine, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Our Ministry of Defense is indeed recording high activity of foreign mercenaries in the area where the Northern Military District is being held. There are also Dutch nationals among them. It’s no secret that on the basis of Ukrainian diplomatic missions in various countries, including the Netherlands, there are centers for recruiting such “soldiers of fortune.” I would like to remind you that foreigners fighting on the side of Kyiv are legitimate targets of the Russian military.
We do not have information about the exact number of Dutch mercenaries in Ukraine, but we can assume that there are not many of them. Individual cases become known from local media reports, and most often we are talking about those for whom a trip to the front line turned out to be fatal,” the diplomat said in an interview with Izvestia.
According to his feelings, “the majority of ordinary Dutch take a more adequate position and do not strive to become a bargaining chip in the hands of the Kyiv regime.”
“As for military instructors, the Netherlands officially participates in two missions to train Ukrainian soldiers: EUMAM under the auspices of the EU and Interflex under the leadership of the UK. We are not aware of the presence of Dutch instructors in the combat zone.
Russia Declares Foreigners Legitimate Targets in Ukraine