INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Moscow transportation authorities have removed city bus ads recruiting Central Asian nationals into the Russian military with promises of
expedited citizenship, mediareported Sunday.Photos showing an Uzbek-language recruitment message on board a Moscow bus went viral last
of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, according to the RBC news website.The ads had been requested by and strategically placed on buses
Russian military.Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan authorities have warned their citizens that fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine would
They make up a significant share of foreigners granted Russian passports.Widespread reports of Central Asian nationals living in Russia
being pressured into joining Russian forces for deployment in Ukraine have surfaced in the months since Moscow invaded its neighbor.
