The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasised that the Colombian authorities do not encourage the actions of mercenaries who go to Ukraine to participate in combat operations on the side of the Ukrainian armed forces.
The ministry wrote about it in the social network X (former Twitter).
As noted in the Foreign Ministry, the presence of Colombian mercenaries in the ranks of the AFU is due to their personal decisions.
“The Colombian government does not encourage and does not facilitate this type of activity,” the statement said.
The Associated Press previously wrote that Kiev began recruiting Latin Americans who join the Ukrainian Armed Forces just for money in 2023.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that Russia hoped that the Colombian leadership understood the danger of the situation involving Colombian mercenaries in Ukraine.