Russian embassy warns outsiders not to volunteer to fight in Ukraine

[webfact]

 

The Russian Embassy in Bangkok has warned outsiders, including Thais, not to volunteer to fight against Russian forces in Ukraine, saying that they will be regarded as mercenaries and will not be protected or treated as prisoners of war in accordance with the international human rights laws if they are captured.

 

Moreover, they would face legal action, said the embassy, quoting the Russian Defence Ministry in its Facebook page yesterday.

 

While the Ukrainian Embassy is appealing for foreign volunteers to fight for Ukraine, the Russian Embassy claims to have received many letters from foreigners living in Thailand and Thais expressing support for Russia, with some even saying they are prepared to fight alongside the Russian troops.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/russian-embassy-warns-outsiders-not-to-volunteer-to-fight-in-ukraine/

 

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[Kinnock]

When a countries leader is a bully, all the minions become little bullies.

[Jingthing]

Russian embassy can eat my shorts.

[daveAustin]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Russian Embassy claims to have received many letters from foreigners living in Thailand and Thais expressing support for Russia, with some even saying they are prepared to fight alongside the Russian troops.

What a crock! If so, they are confused; those letters meant to go to Ukraine embassy.

On warning people not to fight for Ukraine, go and do one Russian Embassy! Talking legal action and suchlike. Are you serious? Just pathetic. Seriously, go and do one!!

[Pmbkk]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

the Russian Embassy claims to have received many letters from foreigners living in Thailand and Thais expressing support for Russia, with some even saying they are prepared to fight alongside the Russian troops

 

Are they taking their announcement advice/briefing notes from TAT....????

[vandeventer]

3 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Russian embassy can eat my shorts.

Maybe if the Russian army knew how to fight and was winning they wouldn't come up with this BS.

[spidermike007]

Russia has lost the tiny bit of moral authority it might have once had. And they are obviously very scared and shocked the war is not going as planned. Anyone and everyone who is interested, should join the fight. Ukraine is fighting back, and the young Russian soldiers are demoralized by having to slaughter civilians, especially women and children. Not to mention a lack of supplies, extremely poor planning, a twisted and corrupt military, an unhinged leader, and a broken down, nearly 3rd world nation, that can ill afford a prolonged war. 

 

 

Russia is a desperado pariah state. Paying attention to international treaties is not expected of them. After all, the place is run by a heinous serial killing, thieving, multi billionaire dictator, who may be insane. 

[Walker88]

 russian embassy, their staff and their families are enemy combatants and fair game.

 

No reason a russian putin-supporting diplomat should have a nice day when they are slaughtering Ukrainian civilians.

[Karma80]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

the Russian Embassy claims to have received many letters from foreigners living in Thailand and Thais expressing support for Russia, with some even saying they are prepared to fight alongside the Russian troops.

Sure you did....letters of solidarity my a$$.

 

[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

the Russian Embassy claims to have received many letters from foreigners living in Thailand and Thais expressing support for Russia, with some even saying they are prepared to fight alongside the Russian troops.

Only the one with poor mental health issues that is locked safely away in the evening until breakfast

[tonray]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

the Russian Embassy claims to have received many letters from foreigners living in Thailand and Thais expressing support for Russia, with some even saying they are prepared to fight alongside the Russian troops.

...when asked about publishing those letters, the Russians stated due to Thailands defamation laws, it was not possible. 

[Bkk Brian]

Putin in pure desperation mode

 

While his Embassies around the world warn people not to go and fight in Russia they recruit Syrians to come and help their illegal invasion:

 

Russia Recruiting Syrians for Urban Combat in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Say

Moscow is looking for help from foreign fighters to take cities including Kyiv

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-recruiting-syrians-for-urban-combat-in-ukraine-u-s-officials-say-11646606234

[Denim]

Russia seems to be as fond of giving warnings as Thailand is of announcing hubs.

[ozimoron]

Since Ukraine has invited foreign nationals they are protected by the Geneva Convention and international law as prisoners of war if they are captured.  Russia would be breaking the Geneva Convention with this notice.

 

"

Ukraine’s embattled president has issued a call to foreign nationals who are “friends of peace and democracy” to travel to the country to fight against the Russian invasion.

The appeal from Volodymyr Zelenskiy, published on the Ukrainian presidency’s website early on Sunday, said the Ukrainian armed forces were in the process of setting up a foreign legion unit for international volunteers."

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/27/ukraine-appeals-for-foreign-volunteers-to-join-fight-against-russia

 

Definition of mercenaries

 

Additional Protocol I defines a mercenary as a person who:

a) is specially recruited locally or abroad in order to fight in an armed conflict;

b) does, in fact, take a direct part in the hostilities;

c) is motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a Party to the conflict, material compensation substantially in excess of that promised or paid to combatants of similar ranks and functions in the armed forces of that Party;

d) is neither a national of a Party to the conflict nor a resident of territory controlled by a Party to the conflict;

e) is not a member of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict; and

f) has not been sent by a State which is not a Party to the conflict on official duty as a member of its armed forces.[10]

 

https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docindex/v1_rul_rule108

[ozimoron]

THE HAGUE, March 7 (Reuters) - Ukraine will ask the United Nations' top court on Monday to issue an emergency ruling requiring Russia to stop its invasion, arguing that Moscow's justification for the attack is based on a faulty interpretation of genocide law. read more

Although the court's rulings are binding and countries generally follow them, it has no direct means of enforcing them.

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-russia-face-off-world-court-over-genocide-claim-2022-03-06/

[Bkk Brian]

4 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Since Ukraine has invited foreign nationals they are protected by the Geneva Convention and international law as prisoners of war if they are captured.  Russia would be breaking the Geneva Convention with this notice.

 

"

Ukraine’s embattled president has issued a call to foreign nationals who are “friends of peace and democracy” to travel to the country to fight against the Russian invasion.

The appeal from Volodymyr Zelenskiy, published on the Ukrainian presidency’s website early on Sunday, said the Ukrainian armed forces were in the process of setting up a foreign legion unit for international volunteers."

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/27/ukraine-appeals-for-foreign-volunteers-to-join-fight-against-russia

 

Definition of mercenaries

 

Additional Protocol I defines a mercenary as a person who:

a) is specially recruited locally or abroad in order to fight in an armed conflict;

b) does, in fact, take a direct part in the hostilities;

c) is motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a Party to the conflict, material compensation substantially in excess of that promised or paid to combatants of similar ranks and functions in the armed forces of that Party;

d) is neither a national of a Party to the conflict nor a resident of territory controlled by a Party to the conflict;

e) is not a member of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict; and

f) has not been sent by a State which is not a Party to the conflict on official duty as a member of its armed forces.[10]

 

https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docindex/v1_rul_rule108

The UK foreign secretary, Liz Truss, said on Sunday that Britons who chose to go to Ukraine to fight would “absolutely” have her support.

[Srikcir]

Insanity - Russia attacks a peaceful country unprovoked, bombards civilian residences and commercial business, schools and other public places without any regard to injury or death, attacks a nuclear electrical power station, etc. but claims international law in treatment of any resistance.

Russia has made itself the epitomy of nazification.

And like extremist right-wing terrorists, portrays itself as the victim.

[Srikcir]

But when Russian soldiers went on "vacation" with all their combat gear to fight with the so-called insurgents in Crimea - not a problem.

'Do as we say, not as we do.'

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The Russian Embassy in Bangkok has warned outsiders, including Thais, not to volunteer to fight against Russian forces in Ukraine, saying that they will be regarded as mercenaries and will not be protected or treated as prisoners of war in accordance with the international human rights laws if they are captured.

Threats from a dying regime, Putins really stuffed this one up.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

the Russian Embassy claims to have received many letters from foreigners living in Thailand and Thais expressing support for Russia, with some even saying they are prepared to fight alongside the Russian troops.

Claims..... nuff said.

[ozimoron]

 

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-kyiv-europe-1f3dc134dc6f8c5214cfc723d37fd56a

[Karma80]

12 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

THE HAGUE, March 7 (Reuters) - Ukraine will ask the United Nations' top court on Monday to issue an emergency ruling requiring Russia to stop its invasion, arguing that Moscow's justification for the attack is based on a faulty interpretation of genocide law. read more

Although the court's rulings are binding and countries generally follow them, it has no direct means of enforcing them.

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-russia-face-off-world-court-over-genocide-claim-2022-03-06/

Putin's machine won't care. They are past the point of return.

At best, it will just be another nail in the already buried coffin which was any legitimacy to full-scale premeditated invasion.

But, it's important the pressure continues to mount across all channels.

[mrfill]

22 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

The UK foreign secretary, Liz Truss, said on Sunday that Britons who chose to go to Ukraine to fight would “absolutely” have her support.

Who was shortly after admonished by the UK chief of defence staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radekin who said “We’ve been very clear that it’s unlawful as well as unhelpful for UK military and for the UK population to start going towards Ukraine in that sense,”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/06/britons-ukraine-fight-defence-chief-contradicts-liz-truss

[jacko45k]

Also warning other countries not to provide bases for Ukraine aircraft... it will be seen as an act of war by Russia. They are waving the big stick like the older bullies in the primary schoolyard! 

How long will the world sit by?

[Tropposurfer]

4 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Russian embassy can eat my shorts.

Mine too ... and they are totally stinky hahaha ????

[ozimoron]

30 minutes ago, mrfill said:

Who was shortly after admonished by the UK chief of defence staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radekin who said “We’ve been very clear that it’s unlawful as well as unhelpful for UK military and for the UK population to start going towards Ukraine in that sense,”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/06/britons-ukraine-fight-defence-chief-contradicts-liz-truss

It wasn't his job to second guess a politician. He is a full time military officer and should keep out of politics.

[sammieuk1]

30,000 already gone deaf ambassador- Embassy claims to have received many letter bombs from foreigners living in Thailand more like ????

[ozimoron]

The real reason Russia is invading the Ukraine.

 

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands of the Black Sea region — known as the “breadbasket of the world.”

 

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-africa-lifestyle-middle-east-1b41faaa7ac0984d0673023b68d39a70

[Tropposurfer]

I wish i had the luxury of being right and understanding what is happening and motivates the players in this horrific sequence of events unfolding but while I like to 'think' I do, I do not.

I rest my opinions and position partially of the direct conversations I have had with educated, worldly Russian friends who tell me Putin IS a neo-Stalin of the 21st century. A despot who has taken the entire nation away from the budding integration, post- USSR, back into a dictatorial, terror based, totalitarian regime, and that despite the rhetoric that the West 'made him do so', he has done this systematically, obsessively, deliberately over twenty years and that this was always his intention and an intrinsic part of the his paranoid, ultra-nationalist, megalomaniacal world view.   

I posted something about the Ukraine and Russian fighting the other day and got a reply saying that the Russian action are justified because NATO "stole" Russian land 30 years ago!

Needless to say I did not respond to the historically totally inaccurate lunacy of that message lol ???? The old Biblical saying about; casting ones pearls before bovines' comes to mind.

 

[Stargeezr]

Don't you love the Russian propaganda that people are headed to Russia, to join their military

so that these foreigners can then go into Ukraine to fight Ukrainians. What kind of insanity

 is that? Pure propaganda.