{"id":163335,"date":"2024-03-19T19:11:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T19:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/19\/no-need-to-worry-over-ghanaians-allegedly-joining-russian-army\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T19:11:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T19:11:21","slug":"no-need-to-worry-over-ghanaians-allegedly-joining-russian-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/19\/no-need-to-worry-over-ghanaians-allegedly-joining-russian-army\/","title":{"rendered":"No need to worry over Ghanaians allegedly joining Russian Army"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A former military officer and security analyst, Col Festus Aboagye (Rtd), says there should be no cause for alarm following a viral video of some Ghanaians allegedly joining the Russian Army.<\/p>\n<p>The video, which features five men supposedly in a foreign land speaking Twi, a Ghanaian language, has sparked concerns about potential security implications for Ghana amidst the Russia and Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<p>However, in an interview with <strong>Citi News<\/strong> in Accra on Tuesday, the security specialist assuaged the fears of Ghanaians, urging them to refrain from perceiving anything associated with Russia as dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must be careful in this conversation that we do not bring in this east west dichotomy. That anything that is west is good. Anything that is east is bad. That because Ghanaian citizens have joined the Russian army or let\u2019s say Wagner, then it\u2019s a tropical issue. And that when Ghanaians join the US army as I\u2019ve cited, then it is not an issue. We need to be very, very careful about it. Secondly or lastly, it is a question of motivation, it could be economic reasons. It could be unemployment. It could also be that sheer motivation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are people who are looking for adventure for instance and if they think that being in the Ghana Army or not being in the Ghana Army but they don\u2019t get that kind of excitement in the work that they are doing and there are opportunities to serve in the Russian Army or Wagner or whatever it is. Then they are likely to leave and go and join,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter!\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1f310.svg.svg+xml\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf10\" data-pin-no-hover=\"true\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1f4f0.svg.svg+xml\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcf0\" data-pin-no-hover=\"true\"\/>\u00a0#StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former military officer and security analyst, Col Festus Aboagye (Rtd), says there should be no cause for alarm following a viral video of some Ghanaians allegedly joining the Russian Army. 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