US urges Russia 'humane remedy' of Individuals captured in Ukraine | World News

America on Thursday urged Russia to deal with any American volunteers captured whereas combating alongside Ukrainian troops as prisoners of battle assured humane remedy.

The State Division additionally stated that a third American was believed to be lacking in Ukraine along with two navy veterans who have been reportedly seized by Russian forces in a pitched battle final week.

"The Russians have sure obligations and members of the Ukrainian armed forces -- together with volunteers who could also be third-country nationals integrated into the armed forces -- must be handled as prisoners of battle underneath the Geneva Conventions," State Division spokesman Ned Value advised reporters.

Prisoners of battle have to be "afforded the remedy and protections commensurate with that standing, together with humane remedy and basic course of and fair-trial ensures," he stated.

Households and members of Congress stated Wednesday that Alexander Drueke and Andy Huynh, each US navy veterans who had been dwelling in Alabama, misplaced contact with their family final week whereas combating with Ukrainian forces close to the Russian border.

Value stated the US couldn't affirm particulars on the pair and likewise that there have been stories of a 3rd US citizen who was stated to have gone lacking "in latest weeks."

The Geneva Conventions, originating within the nineteenth century and up to date after World Battle II, outline the rights of prisoners of battle together with barring torture and guaranteeing medical remedy.

Below former president George W Bush, the US controversially labelled fighters detained within the "battle on terror" as enemy combatants moderately than prisoners of battle, circumventing protections underneath the Geneva Conventions.

President Joe Biden's administration, whereas sending billions of dollars value of weapons and financial help to Ukraine, argues that the US isn't instantly combating Russia and has discouraged Individuals from touring to the battle zone.

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