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2023-08-29 06:26:30 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0C3B8CF9A98CA8BB2BB0086F7032CA2116B8ED4303EED9578C8E9879F98664B8
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In November 2022, Russian President Putin issued a decree allowing foreign citizens to serve in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Since then, there have been numerous reports of African students in Russia being pressured in to joining the military. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/11/14/7376300/index.amp https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/african-students-in-russia-say-they-are-under-mounting-pressure-to-join-war-in-ukraine/news-story/65e33fce9957b23f239b83800337f1f6?amp https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/why-are-russian-universities-pushing-african-students-fight-ukraine https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-university-accused-of-pressuring-african-students-to-fight-vladimir-putins-war-in-ukraine
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