Russia and Kenya agree that Kenyans will no longer fight for Russia in Ukraine, minister says

MOSCOW, March 16 (Reuters) - Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi said on Monday that Moscow and Nairobi had agreed that Kenyan nationals would no longer fight for Russia in Ukraine.

Mudavadi made the statement after holding talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow.

Lavrov said that Kenyan citizens had voluntarily signed contracts to fight alongside the Russian army.

A Kenyan intelligence report presented to lawmakers in February said that more than 1,000 Kenyans had been recruited to fight on Russia's side in the war in Ukraine, five times more than authorities had previously estimated.