On Friday, June 5 at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and Strategic Litigation Project will host a virtual discussion on Russia’s predatory recruitment of foreign fighters in its war against Ukraine. Panelists will discuss findings in a new report by International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Truth Hounds.
In its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has struggled to maintain a sufficient fighting force and is turning to foreign nationals, using deceptive and coercive recruitment processes to lure individuals to join Russia’s Armed Forces. The report and discussion will provide hard-hitting evidence of Moscow’s large-scale human trafficking operation and global autocratic reach.
The event will feature the report’s authors discussing their findings and a moderated conversation on this critical topic.
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welcome remarks
Shelby Magid
Deputy Director, Eurasia Center,
Atlantic Council
Speakers
Ilya Nuzov
Head of Eastern Europe and Central Asia Desk,
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
Rosemary Tollo
Co-Founder and Program Director,
Journalists for Justice
Maria Tomak
Associate Researcher and Advocacy Expert,
Truth Hounds
Brigadier General Dmytro Usov
Secretary of the Coordination Headquarters
for the Treatment of Prisoners of War,
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
Moderated by
Celeste Kmiotek
Senior Staff Lawyer, Strategic Litigation Project,
Atlantic Council
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