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Ukrainian authorities have been pressuring Tunisians detainees in the country into fighting against the Russian military, Tunisia’s Mosaique FM revealed on March 6.
According to the radio station, Ukrainian authorities forced Tunisians detainees to sign documents claiming that they “wish” to join the fight against the Russian military as “volunteers”. The detainees, who continue to refuse to fight, were promised a pardon once the battle is over.
The station leaked a photo of one such document that was signed on February 25, only a day after the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
The number of Tunisian detainees in Ukrainian prisons is very small. Only five, according to Mosaique FM. However, the station noted that Ukrainian officials had been forcing detainees from other nationalities, mainly Moroccans, to sign similar “volunteer” documents.
Ukraine’s attempts to recruit mercenaries and militants from the Middle East and Northern Africa have been widely reported.
According to one recent report by Sputnik, agents from Kiev’s intelligence visited Turkish-occupied areas in Syria to hire Turkish-backed militants even before the beginning of the Russian special military operation. Another report by Iraqi Telegram channel, Sabereen News, exposed attempts by Kiev to recruit experienced Iraqi mercenaries.
These attempts contradict with the official Ukrainian narrative, which claims that foreigners are willingly volunteering to fight against the Russian military. In reality, Kiev have been trying to employ mercenaries, radical militants and even suspected criminals.
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