Ukraine will not forcibly return men of military age from abroad.
About this said In Brussels, Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, gave an interview to DW.
She assured that providing one’s data to the territorial centers of recruitment and social support does not mean automatic mobilization to the front.
«Ukraine has passed a law on mobilization and we need to understand to what extent we can replace men at the front. We are talking about mobilization potential — accounting and information. And this is the primary goal of our decision»,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.
As a reminder, a week ago, the Cabinet of Ministers banned men between the ages of 18 and 60 are not allowed to receive foreign passports and passports of a citizen of Ukraine outside the state. Sending them is also prohibited.
Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh said that Poland was ready to help Ukraine return citizens of conscription age. The next day, Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurinas Kasciunas made a similar statement.
April 11, the Verkhovna Rada passes a draft law in the second reading№10449on strengthening mobilization.
The lawmakes changes to the data accounting procedureintroduces penalties for evasion. The Ministry of Defense digitizeddata of all potential recruits.