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Sede diplomática con bandera dominicana y viajeros con equipaje en un regreso consular
Imagen alusiva a la gestión consular de regreso de cuatro dominicanos desde Rusia, coordinada por la Cancillería. · EPM

Foreign ministry arranges return of four Dominicans who declined in Russia

Four Dominicans who travelled to Russia to enlist in its military forces gave up, contacted the diplomatic representation on the 23rd of this month, and the…

Four Dominicans who travelled to Russia intending to enlist in its military forces gave up that purpose, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now coordinating their return to the Dominican Republic, according to a statement released this Sunday by the Foreign Ministry. --- The context --- The case forms part of a broader phenomenon the Foreign Ministry has followed in earlier coverage, when it identified more than 30 Dominicans in the war in Russia. The institution framed this effort as consular protection for its nationals abroad, especially in situations of vulnerability. --- The facts --- According to the official note, the approach took place on the 23rd of this month, when the four contacted the Dominican diplomatic representation in Russia, set out their case and warned they would not sign a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defence. After the refusal, the Russian military authorities provided tickets to Moscow, where diplomatic staff received them. Upon their arrival, according to the institutional account, they were taken to the diplomatic headquarters, where they received lodging, food and logistical support. The purchase of the return tickets was ordered from the office of Foreign Minister Víctor «Ito» Bisonó, with Opinio Díaz, vice minister for Consular and Migration Affairs, as coordinator of the process. The Foreign Ministry guaranteed that they remained at all times in a protected place, without their integrity being endangered, and that only the completion of the journey to national territory remained. The institution did not disclose the names, the landing date, or how they arrived in Russia. --- The positions --- The Ministry presented the effort as consular protection for vulnerable nationals. According to press reports, the young men said they arrived attracted by job promises and exposed to being sent to the conflict with Ukraine, with accounts of threats and alleged pressure from recruiters, recorded as attributed accounts, not confirmed facts. --- What remains unknown --- The names of the four and the landing date are not yet known. Nor has it been disclosed how they arrived in Russia or what follow-up they will receive once back. --- Unanswered questions --- When exactly will the four Dominicans arrive in the country? How did they arrive in Russia and who contacted them with the job promises that, according to press reports, attracted them? What support will they receive after their return and how will other nationals be kept from similar situations? --- EPM analysis --- The sequence described shows a consular response in a few steps: contact with the diplomatic representation, reception in Moscow, shelter at the headquarters and the ordered purchase of the return tickets. Each step was attributed to a specific instance, from the foreign minister's direction to the vice minister's coordination. The background from press reports, with job promises as the hook according to the young men's accounts, helps explain why the institution speaks of vulnerability. With no names or date disclosed, verification of the return will remain pending until the journey ends. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the effort described by the Foreign Ministry fulfils the essential function of consular protection: four Dominicans who declined to enlist in a foreign army were received, sheltered and set on their way back to their country without their integrity being endangered. The pending task is twofold, because the effective arrival still needs to be confirmed and, above all, the causes that, according to the attributed accounts, took them to Russia with job promises that ended in risk must be addressed.
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