Sri Lanka will tighten controls to try to stop its men from being lured to Russia to fight in Ukraine with often false promises of salaries and benefits. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya told reporters on May 30 that Colombo will also send a delegation to Moscow in June to bring back dozens of Sri Lankans already fighting on the front line who want to come home. Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Levan S. Dzhagaryan told the press conference his embassy would cooperate with efforts to stop Sri Lankans from traveling illegally to Russia. He said his government was not involved in the recruitment offers.
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