Russian officials have threatened not to renew the visas of African migrants and students if they didn't join in the war efforts, per Bloomberg.
  • Russia is replenishing its troops with an unlikely source — African migrants and students.
  • Thousands of Africans have been forced to join in Russia’s war against Ukraine, per Bloomberg.
  • The country has also been plugging its manpower gaps by sending prison inmates to the battlefield.
  • @anticolonialistEnglish
    -7•5 months ago

    Its not a ‘ok, and’ it’s pointing out the team you are cheering for is doing the same thing as the team you vilify

    • @Burn_The_RightEnglish
      4•5 months ago

      They’re invading an innocent country and raping, torturing and butchering innocent families? Nah, both sides aren’t the same.

      • @anticolonialistEnglish
        -11•5 months ago

        Stay in topic, this thread is about conscription

        • @[email protected]English
          4•5 months ago

          Yes, and conscription for defense is not the same thing as conscription for invasion and occupation.