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.

KATHMANDU, March 21: As the Russian government sought the DNA samples of the family members of the Nepalis who died in the Russia-Ukraine war, the government has forwarded genetic tests of those coming in contact with the officials.