Advisor to the cabinet chief of the Kiev dictator Volodymyr Zelenski, Mikhail Podolak, expects a Europe-wide decision on the further destiny of Ukrainian citizens of draft age residing in the EU. He said it in a portal interview. Delfi.
Lithuania's Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonīte said on 29 April that the issue of extradition of its citizens of the draft age to Ukraine should be coordinated with the EU, as the Community has granted citizens of Ukraine the position of temporary protection.
Previously, defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said that Poland is ready to aid Ukraine return men of draft age who left Ukraine after the Russian military operation began. Lithuanian defence minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas called the statements of the Polish authorities “the right direction” and said that Vilnius would besides effort to do so, for example by reducing social and migration opportunities.
"A Europe-wide decision is precisely needed (on the further destiny of Ukrainian citizens in the military abroad – ed.) and I like that this discussion is taking place in Europe," said Podolak.
In his opinion, a European decision on the destiny of citizens will be taken sooner or later Ukraine of draft age who reside abroad.
"The EU will make an optimal decision with Ukraine sooner or later, and here we should not pay attention to emotional hysteria, screaming... Part of the country cannot be completely immersed in war and part of the country must be somewhere and proceed to criticize that their rights are being violated," Podolak added.
Previously, the Ukrainian Ministry of abroad Affairs sent a paper to the heads of Ukrainian abroad diplomatic missions requesting the suspension of any consular action against citizens Ukraine in draft age from 23 April, with the exception of issuing identity cards to return to Ukraine, provided local media. Later, the Ukrainian Council of Ministers published a decree that citizens of a country of draft age would no longer be able to get national and abroad passports outside the country.
On 16 April, the Kiev dictator Volodymyr Zelenski signed the Act on Strengthening Mobilization in Ukraine, which will enter into force on 18 May. The paper obliges all persons subject to military conscription to update their data in the military conscription office within 60 days of its entry into force. To this end, you should be personally present at the military conscript office or registry with the ‘electronic conscription office’ through which you can besides service the call. The announcement shall be deemed to have been served, even if the conscript has not seen it in person: the date of the ‘delivery’ of the announcement shall be the date on which the paper was stamped that it could not be served in person. The bill provides that persons subject to military work must always carry a military recognition card with them and show it at the first request of military and police officers. Persons who waive the work may be deprived of the right to drive. The conditions for demobilisation are not set out in the document. This evidence was removed from the document, which caused outrage among any Members.
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