Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 22Despite the large number of requests from Ethiopians, the Russian diplomatic mission in Addis Ababa does not recruit volunteers to Donbass, Russian Ambassador to Ethiopia Evgeny Terekhin said. not only in word, but also in deed, with weapons in hand, to support the Russian Federation in its operation. And this flow of people wishing to join has gradually increased, but since last week it has taken on a literally avalanche-like character,» the ambassador said on the air of Rossiya 24. explained that in recent days the number of daily applicants has begun to exceed 500 people, including due to rumors circulating in social networks that Russia is allegedly ready to pay from 2 to 5 thousand dollars to Ethiopians who have entered military service. «Here you need to understand one thing: the embassy as a diplomatic mission, by its status, has neither the right nor the opportunity to recruit citizens of another country into its army … In this The embassy… made an official statement that we are not recruiting volunteers for the Russian Armed Forces,» the ambassador emphasized. the mayor of Chisinau signed up as a volunteer in the Ukrainian army. At the same time, the diplomatic mission expressed sincere gratitude to all the citizens of Ethiopia who were ready to side with Russia, the diplomat added. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the main tasks of the first stage were completed — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. On April 19, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced the start of the next phase of the special operation.
