More Than 1,500 Foreign Nationals Were Recruited To Fight For Russia, UK Says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : " It did note however that "foreign nationals almost certainly make up a very small proportion of the Russian Armed Forces' total recruitment".
48% : "Russian military recruitment of foreign nationals is probably largely non-systematic, with most attracted to sign contracts on the basis of financial incentives and a prospective pathway to Russia citizenship," the MoD said.
46% : "Nonetheless, some recruitment of foreign nationals will almost certainly continue in the medium term as Russia maintains its current recruitment strategy, intended to replace heavy battlefield losses without resorting to a second wave of mobilisation.

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