Peru probes trafficking of citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Key takeaways
- Peru’s public prosecutor says many of their citizens are victims of deception, lured by the promise of jobs but ended up in Ukraine.
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- Individuals were “recruited through deceptive job offers to work as security agents and other roles” in Russia, “with the promise of financial compensation”, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Friday.
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Peru’s public prosecutor says many of their citizens are victims of deception, lured by the promise of jobs but ended up in Ukraine.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A woman shows a photo of her husband, a Peruvian citizen, who is currently fighting for Russia in the war in Ukraine, during a meeting in Lima, Peru, on April 28, 2026 [Paula Bayarte/EPA]By Danai Nesta Kupemba and AFPPublished On 2 May 20262 May 2026Peru has launched an investigation into an alleged human trafficking network that lured citizens with false promises of employment in Russia, only for them to end up fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the public prosecutor’s office has said.
Individuals were “recruited through deceptive job offers to work as security agents and other roles” in Russia, “with the promise of financial compensation”, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Friday.