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Rimmer said foreign nationals serving with Ukraine are formally enlisted in its armed forces and therefore are not mercenaries under international humanitarian law; these were the UK’s statements to the OSCE.","Rimmer cited an Amnesty International study published in September, based on interviews with people from Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa and Sri Lanka, which reported civilian job promises, contracts recruits could not read, confiscated passports and threats against those trying to leave. He also referred to the US 2026 trafficking report’s account of more than 1,000 Kenyan men allegedly fraudulently recruited for Russia’s military. He asked Russia to state how many foreign nationals serve and how it ensures informed consent; his speech did not provide an independently verified count."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":null,"data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"أثار مستشار عسكري بريطاني في خطاب بفيينا تقارير عن تجنيد عسكري مضلل وسأل عن عدد الأجانب في القوات الروسية.","de":"In einer Rede in Wien verwies ein britischer Militärberater auf Berichte über irreführende Anwerbung und fragte nach der Zahl ausländischer Staatsangehöriger in Russlands Streitkräften.","en":"In a speech in Vienna, a UK military adviser raised reports of deceptive military recruitment and asked how many foreign nationals serve in Russia’s forces.","es":"En un discurso en Viena, un asesor militar británico planteó informes sobre reclutamiento militar engañoso y preguntó cuántos extranjeros sirven en las fuerzas rusas.","fr":"Dans un discours à Vienne, un conseiller militaire britannique a évoqué des signalements de recrutement militaire trompeur et demandé combien d’étrangers servent dans les forces russes.","pt":"Num discurso em Viena, um assessor militar britânico mencionou relatos de recrutamento militar enganoso e perguntou quantos estrangeiros servem nas forças russas.","tr":"İngiltere’nin askerî danışmanı, Viyana’daki konuşmasında aldatıcı askerî işe alım iddialarını gündeme getirdi ve yabancı askerlerin sayısını sordu."},"id":"reported-statement","items":[{"date":"2026-10-21","description":{"ar":"أثار مستشار عسكري بريطاني في خطاب بفيينا تقارير عن تجنيد عسكري مضلل وسأل عن عدد الأجانب في القوات الروسية.","de":"In einer Rede in Wien verwies ein britischer Militärberater auf Berichte über irreführende Anwerbung und fragte nach der Zahl ausländischer Staatsangehöriger in Russlands Streitkräften.","en":"In a speech in Vienna, a UK military adviser raised reports of deceptive military recruitment and asked how many foreign nationals serve in Russia’s forces.","es":"En un discurso en Viena, un asesor militar británico planteó informes sobre reclutamiento militar engañoso y preguntó cuántos extranjeros sirven en las fuerzas rusas.","fr":"Dans un discours à Vienne, un conseiller militaire britannique a évoqué des signalements de recrutement militaire trompeur et demandé combien d’étrangers servent dans les forces russes.","pt":"Num discurso em Viena, um assessor militar britânico mencionou relatos de recrutamento militar enganoso e perguntou quantos estrangeiros servem nas forças russas.","tr":"İngiltere’nin askerî danışmanı, Viyana’daki konuşmasında aldatıcı askerî işe alım iddialarını gündeme getirdi ve yabancı askerlerin sayısını sordu."},"label":{"ar":"بريطانيا تسائل روسيا في منظمة الأمن والتعاون بشأن تجنيد مقاتلين أجانب","de":"Großbritannien hinterfragt bei der OSZE Russlands Anwerbung ausländischer Kämpfer","en":"UK challenges Russia over recruitment of foreign fighters at OSCE","es":"Reino Unido cuestiona ante la OSCE el reclutamiento ruso de combatientes extranjeros","fr":"Auprès de l’OSCE, le Royaume-Uni interroge la Russie sur le recrutement de combattants étrangers","pt":"Reino Unido questiona na OSCE o recrutamento russo de combatentes estrangeiros","tr":"İngiltere OSCE’de Rusya’nın yabancı savaşçı alımını sorguladı"},"status":"occurred"}],"methodology":{"ar":"التاريخ والتصريحات المنقولة مأخوذة من نص الخطاب؛ ولا تُعرض الادعاءات على أنها تحققت منها جهة مستقلة.","de":"Datum und wiedergegebene Aussagen stammen aus dem Redetext; die Vorwürfe werden nicht als unabhängig bestätigt dargestellt.","en":"The date and reported remarks come from the transcript; allegations are not treated as independently verified.","es":"La fecha y las declaraciones proceden del texto del discurso; las alegaciones no se presentan como verificadas de forma independiente.","fr":"La date et les propos rapportés proviennent du texte du discours; les allégations ne sont pas présentées comme vérifiées indépendamment.","pt":"A data e as declarações vêm do texto do discurso; as alegações não são apresentadas como verificadas de forma independente.","tr":"Tarih ve bildirilen ifadeler konuşma metninden alınmıştır; iddialar bağımsız biçimde doğrulanmış sayılmamıştır."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/russias-recruitment-of-foreign-fighters-is-exploitative-uk-statement-to-the-osce"],"title":{"ar":"بريطانيا تسائل روسيا في منظمة الأمن والتعاون بشأن تجنيد مقاتلين أجانب","de":"Großbritannien hinterfragt bei der OSZE Russlands Anwerbung ausländischer Kämpfer","en":"UK challenges Russia over recruitment of foreign fighters at OSCE","es":"Reino Unido cuestiona ante la OSCE el reclutamiento ruso de combatientes extranjeros","fr":"Auprès de l’OSCE, le Royaume-Uni interroge la Russie sur le recrutement de combattants étrangers","pt":"Reino Unido questiona na OSCE o recrutamento russo de combatentes estrangeiros","tr":"İngiltere OSCE’de Rusya’nın yabancı savaşçı alımını sorguladı"},"type":"events","updatedAt":"2026-10-21T19:41:54Z"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/uk-osce-statement-foreign-fighter-recruitment-claims-2026/data/reported-statement?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/uk-osce-statement-foreign-fighter-recruitment-claims-2026/data/reported-statement?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"reported-statement"}],"data_types":["events"],"editorial_illustration":null,"event_id":"event-3995d9a2-447c-5409-b096-982141bcbcd3","event_period":"2026-10-21","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"uk-osce-statement-foreign-fighter-recruitment-claims-2026","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-21T19:51:53+00:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-21T19:51:53+00:00","reading_minutes":1,"region":"world","section_illustration":null,"slug":"uk-osce-statement-foreign-fighter-recruitment-claims-2026","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-21","name":"UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office","publishedAt":"2026-10-21","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/russias-recruitment-of-foreign-fighters-is-exploitative-uk-statement-to-the-osce"}],"summary":"In a speech in Vienna, a UK military adviser raised reports of deceptive military recruitment and asked how many foreign nationals serve in Russia’s forces.","text":"In a speech in Vienna, a UK military adviser raised reports of deceptive military recruitment and asked how many foreign nationals serve in Russia’s forces.\n\nColonel Joby Rimmer, the UK’s senior military adviser to the OSCE, questioned Russia’s recruitment of foreign nationals in a speech delivered in Vienna on 21 October. 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