“We came to visit Russia as tourists for the New Year on December 27 and met an agent who helped us visit different places. He offered to take us to Belarus, but we were not aware we would need a visa for the country. We went to Belarus where we gave money to him, but he demanded more money. He abandoned us on a highway as we didn’t have the money to pay him,” one of the men can be heard saying in Hindi in the video.
“We were then caught by the police who handed us over to the Russian army.
We came to visit Russia as tourists
Boy, my sympathy went to 0 pretty damn fast. Might as well have said they went to Nazi Germany as tourists.
edit: grammar
There was a whole Olympics hosted by Nazi Germany.
So Russia’s worse than Hitlers’s Germany?
Putin’s Russia also hosted Olympics
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That’s utterly vile, especially considering that India fought against the Nazis during WWII. I can’t imagine being one of the soldiers that came back alive and seeing that shit in my own country.
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It wasn’t just a European issue. They had a name for these types of issues
Planet War
Earf, v earf
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There was conflict on nearly every continent, I’m not saying who started it, just where it happened.
There were based operations in india related to fighting in China and Burma for example.
Frankly this article is an interesting overview. Lots going on
They’re rolling in their graves seeing how India dehumanizes and treats Muslims. It’s a slow rolling genocide that doesn’t get much attention.
Not just India that’s into Nazi chic…
https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/27/asia/taiwan-nazi-school-asia/index.html
I don’t know if media coverage and public awareness about the atrocities are high enough in India to make that judgement.
Russia sell oil cheap to India, so they are good?
The argument is basically “they’ve never done anything to us, so we’re good”. But yeah the cheap stuff must help.
as well have*
Sorry, the power of pedantry compels me. Hope this is of help at least.
Thank you. I knew it looked/sounded wrong.
You are a victim of propaganda, indoctrination, and tribalism.
Or maybe it’s just a bad idea to play tourist in countries that are engaged in active war
Weird how you just moved the goalposts from “Russia is a bad nation” to “it’s only bad because it’s in active war.”
You will never acknowledge how you’re a victim of propaganda, indoctrination, and tribalism.
I’m not OP lol
To me this story is about idiots visiting a nation at war and ending up a part of it. Big surprise
Then why are you replying to me?
Make your own comments.
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Lemmy is a discussion site my dude, replying to comments is what it’s for. If you don’t want replies, send a PM
Got any links to news stories about tourists in Ukraine getting forced into fighting for them.
Take your time. I’ll wait.
Or how about Ukraine intentionally targeting missiles at apartment buildings and purely civilian infrastructure with no military value just to murder and terrorize people just trying to live their lives.
If there’s anyone here that’s a victim of propaganda and indoctrination, you’ll find them in the mirror.
What does that have to do with anything?
Why are you so delusional to set up bullshit criteria and think you should be taken seriously by rational people?
I mean even though the Russian state is utterly corrupt, this recruiting vector seems way to convoluted to be practical.
It might also be that they did volunteer, but made up this story in order to seem the victim.
From another comment in here it sounds like someone scammed them into going to Belarus where they didn’t have authorization to be and were arrested as criminals and criminals can be conscripts.
Doesn’t seem like the Russian government is doing this intentionally as much as they’re looking the other way since it benefits them. I wouldn’t be surprised if the scammer gets a kickback from whomever in the police is benefiting from sending the army conscripts.
And India still tries not to take a stance.
Hey, it was this or work the cruise ships…
Just keep advertising your position with your phones, and the Ukraine will take care of you (and your Russian hosts).
It’s not the Ukraine, it’s Ukraine. It hasn’t been since it hasn’t been part of the USSR.
Ukraine really isn’t this unstoppable force you seem to make it out as.
No, they are not unstoppable, but if someone turns themself into an easy target…
Ukraine actively assists people looking to disband from the Russian military.
It’s a weird concept you’re floating. Who do you think wants to kill people who are essentially being used as meat shields by a fascist terrorist state?
