🇵🇪🇺🇦🇷🇺 Peru asks Russia for information on Peruvians recruited to fight in Ukraine.
In Moscow, Foreign Minister Carlos Espa conveyed Sergey Lavrov Lima's concern to his conscripted compatriots, and both agreed that the contracts should not be automatically renewed. The Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists 11 dead and 114 missing.
The visit to Moscow is part of a trip by the Peruvian foreign minister through Europe, which was extended to include a special agenda in Russia.
According to Peru's Ministry of Foreign Affairs' account X, Aspa requested verifiable information on the condition and location of Peruvians recruited by the Russian armed forces and announced efforts to identify and return the remains of the deceased. According to the Peruvian statement, the Russian minister pledged to speed up the answers to the family's requests presented through institutional channels and agreed bilateral mechanisms. Aspa and Barov also agreed that there would be no automatic renewal of the recruitment contracts.