Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov says all foreign mercenaries detained in Ukraine will face criminal charges.
QUICK FACTS:
- None of the mercenaries the West is sending to Ukraine to fight for Ukraine will enjoy the right of combatants under international humanitarian law, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said, according to The Russian News Agency (TASS).
- “I wish to make an official statement that none of the mercenaries the West is sending to Ukraine to fight for the nationalist regime in Kiev can be considered as combatants in accordance with international humanitarian law or enjoy the status of prisoners of war,” Konashenkov stated.
- The spokesman went on to say that acts of sabotage by mercenaries in Ukraine have been carried out with the use of weapons provided by the West.
- Konashenkov also said that foreign mercenaries were attacking Russian military and supply convoys and the aircraft providing support.
- He warned that all foreign mercenaries detained in Ukraine would be brought to justice on criminal charges.
WHAT ELSE KONASHENKOV SAID ABOUT FOREIGN MERCENARIES:
- “At best, they can expect to be prosecuted as criminals. We are urging all foreign citizens who may have plans to go and fight for Kiev’s nationalist regime to think a dozen times before getting on the way,” Konashenkov added.
BACKGROUND:
- Russia’s proclaimed strategy for prisoners of war stands in stark contrast to that of Ukraine’s Special Ops Command, who announced on Facebook that they would show “no mercy” to Russian soldiers, promising their enemies would be “slaughtered like pigs,” American Faith reported.
- FOX Business senior editorial producer Joe Shikhman tweeted Ukraine’s statements amount to a “public admission of a war crime.”
