KATHMANDU, April 18 -- On March 18, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha stood at the rostrum of the House of Representatives and announced that the Russian government is ready to annul the contracts of Nepalis recruited into its army.

Foreign Minister Shrestha was responding to a query raised from a parliamentarian, stating, "The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has agreed to assist those wishing to return home by canceling the contracts. However, the modality is yet to be decided. The Nepali Embassy in Moscow is constantly following up on this. Photographs of individuals detained in Ukraine have been released, and efforts are being made to bring them back to Nepal."

A few days prior, Foreign Minister Shr...