According to RT news agency, on April 23, Ukraine announced that it would stop consular services for men of military age abroad. Accordingly, Ukrainian men from 18 to 60 years old living abroad will not be able to renew expired passports, or apply for new passports.
On April 24, sharing with Polsat News television station, Polish Defense Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz said he was “not surprised” and supported Kiev’s move. There are currently about 950,000 Ukrainians temporarily residing in Poland.
“The Ukrainian government is doing everything possible to send new soldiers to the front line because the need is currently very great,” Mr. Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized.
According to him, Warsaw had previously offered to help Kiev track down people shirking “citizen duties”, but “the form of support still depends on Ukraine”.
“I think many Polish people were and are angry when they see young Ukrainians in cafes, and hear about how much effort we have had to help Ukraine,” Defense Minister Poland added.
This month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky passed a controversial military mobilization reform law. The law, expected to take effect next month, will lower the draft age from 27 to 25, tighten exemptions, and require all men to report to the military service office for “updates.” personal data.
According to European Union (EU) officials, there are an estimated 650,000 Ukrainian men of military age living in the bloc. Kiev identifies this as an important untapped human resource to serve the Ukrainian armed forces during the conflict with Russia.
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Video of Russia bringing Western armor confiscated in Ukraine to Moscow for display
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