MOSCOW, Jul 8 The United States asked the Russian Federation to recognize the mercenaries in Ukraine as combatants, but The topic was not continued, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said. «As far as I understand, the topic was not continued, there was a certain signal from the American side, mainly focused on the fact that these persons should be classified as combatants within the meaning of the Geneva Conventions, on they should be subject to specific obligations,» Ryabkov told reporters.
