Batswana will soon know whether some of their compatriots who were reported to have been recruited to fight in the war between Russia and Ukraine have been killed or not.
Kgosi Khama IV of Ga-Mmmangwato is demanding the following from the Minister of International Relations Phenyo Butale; to state whether Government is aware of reports concerning the recruitment of Batswana to participate in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and, if so, what measures have been taken to protect Botswana citizens from unlawful or deceptive recruitment;
(ii) whether Botswana has undertaken any diplomatic engagement with the Government of the Russian Federation concerning such recruitment;
(iii) if information is available to Government, how many Botswana citizens are reported to have died, been injured or captured in the conflict;
(iv) Botswana’s position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the principles of international law that inform that position.
