غانا、タSONIA?||report claims Russia agreed to stop recruiting Ghanaians for the war in Ukraine
غانا تاSONIA?| أفاد وزير الخارجية الغاني Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa بأن فلاديمير Putin agreed during Russia–Africa summit talks to prohibit recruiting Ghanaian citizens for Russia’s war against Ukraine, including through illegal recruitment or voluntary enlistment. Moscow did not confirm the claim. The two countries also agreed on nuclear-energy, defense, agricultural and educational cooperation.
أبرز النقاط
- Ablakwa said Putin agreed to ban the recruitment of Ghanaian citizens for the war against Ukraine
- The reported ban covers illegal recruitment and voluntary enlistment in the Russian army
- The alleged agreement was reached during Russia–Africa summit talks
- Moscow had not confirmed Ablakwa’s statement
- Russia agreed to cooperate with Ghana on building a 2,000 MW nuclear power plant
- Ghana’s armed forces are to receive weapons from Russia under deeper defense cooperation
- Russia will support Ghana’s agricultural sector and increase scholarships for Ghanaian students
لماذا يهمّ ذلك
The reported restriction could address concerns that Russia is recruiting African citizens to fight in its war against Ukraine. The allegation is significant but remains unconfirmed by Moscow. It also comes amid wider Russia–Ghana cooperation covering nuclear energy, defense and arms supplies, agriculture and education.
ماذا حدث
Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said that during negotiations at the Russia–Africa summit, Volodymyr Putin agreed to prohibit recruiting Ghanaian citizens for Russia’s war against Ukraine. According to Ablakwa, the restriction covers both illegal recruitment and voluntary enlistment in the Russian army. Moscow did not confirm his statement.
Alongside the reported recruitment agreement, Russia and Ghana agreed to cooperate on the construction of a 2,000 MW nuclear power plant, deepen defense cooperation and supply weapons to Ghana’s armed forces. The countries also agreed to support Ghana’s agricultural sector and increase the number of scholarships for Ghanaian students in Russia. Rosatom had previously held talks with four African countries, including Ghana, about major nuclear-energy projects.
كيف تصفه المصادر الأوكرانية
Ukrainian-language coverage foregrounds Ghana’s allegation that Putin banned the recruitment and voluntary enlistment of Ghanaian citizens for the war against Ukraine, while noting that Moscow did not confirm it. The reporting places the claim alongside expanding Russia–Ghana cooperation in nuclear energy, defense, arms supplies, agriculture and education, as well as the broader recruitment of foreign nationals for Russia’s war.
الخلفية
The alleged agreement was reached during Russia–Africa summit talks. Rosatom held negotiations with four African countries, including Ghana, concerning large nuclear-energy projects. Bloomberg-linked reporting said that from 1 January to 30 September 2026, Russia recruited 699 Burundian and 530 Zimbabwean citizens, while recruitment from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Sudan and Cameroon increased during 2026. The project “Хочу жити” said citizens of 18 African countries had entered Ukrainian captivity during the full-scale war and that Russia returned no African prisoners of war in exchanges; the project also reported that citizens of 59 countries were in Ukrainian captivity.