# Russia’s recruitment of foreign nationals amounts to human trafficking, Amnesty says

https://mins.news/en/item/52869

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-10 10:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russias-recruitment-of-foreign-nationals-amounts-to-human-trafficking-amnesty-international-says/

> Russia deceives and coerces foreign nationals—especially migrants from low-income countries—to enlist and fight in Ukraine, Amnesty International says. Recruits may be promised civilian work, money or citizenship, then sent to the front after as little as two weeks of training, with passports seized and movement restricted. Amnesty says the practices often amount to human trafficking.

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