Ethiopians Storm Russian Embassy To Enlist For War
Dozens of young Ethiopians continue to gather at the Russian embassy in the capital, Addis Ababa, on Tuesday following rumours of soldiers being recruited to fight in the war in Ukraine.
But the embassy’s spokeswoman, Maria Chernukhina, said no recruitment was being carried out in Ethiopia.
She said the crowd was showing solidarity with Russia.
"We have a lot of visitors to the embassy in order to express support for Russia," she told the BBC.
"Some of them are telling us they are willing to help in any way they can. But we are not a recruitment agency," Ms Chernukhina added.
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Many of the Ethiopians at the embassy were seen carrying their personal documents.
A young man waiting at the entrance told the BBC that he's loo...