Source link Kiev is prepared to consider the possibility of slapping banking restrictions on Ukrainians who evade military service, said the head of the National Bank of Ukraine, Andrey Pyshny. The Ukrainian parliament is currently working on preparing amendments to the mobilization law. President Vladimir Zelensky has told lawmakers that the military has requested up […]
Source link Over 9,000 criminal cases have been launched, with some 2,600 having already made it to court, Ukraine’s interior minister says Ukraine has more than 9,000 active criminal proceedings being brought against alleged draft dodgers, Interior Minister Igor Klimenko revealed on Thursday. Some 2,600 of them have already made it to court, he added. […]
Source link One of the members of the Ukrainian defense industry’s new governing board has floated the idea of using the American-style “lottery” as a solution to Kiev’s conscription troubles. Former Economy Minister Timofey Milovanov brought up the issue on Wednesday. “Most of my readers write that the right approach to mobilization is through lottery […]
Source link According to average salary statistics, only 15% of Ukrainians would have qualified in 2023 Ukrainian authorities are entertaining the idea of exempting high earners from the draft if they pay their dues in taxes, Forbes has alleged, citing anonymous sources from President Vladimir Zelensky’s office. The monthly income threshold reportedly under consideration would […]
Source link Proposed military service reforms could expand mobilization and remove certain rights from non-compliant citizens Ukrainian lawmakers are considering new mobilization rules that threaten draft dodgers with heavy penalties and could lower the age of eligibility for conscription. The draft bill was submitted to the Ukrainian parliament on Monday, with the full text released […]
Source link Lawmakers in Kiev are considering denying crucial services to men avoiding conscription on foreign soil Ukraine may punish draft dodgers who are hiding from mobilization abroad by denying them consular and banking services, MP Vadim Ivchenko told the news outlet Strana.ua on Monday. The Ukrainian parliament is preparing a major reform of the […]
Source link Estonia’s interior minister said the country’s authorities will have little trouble tracking down potential conscripts for Kiev Estonia is ready to extradite Ukrainians who are fit for military duty but are reluctant to leave the Baltic state to help their homeland fight Russia, Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets said on Friday. The minister’s comments […]
Source link Men who fled abroad should have their residence permits revoked if they evade service at home, Mikhail Podoliak has said Ukrainian men of fighting age who fled the country amid the conflict with Russia should be forced to return, Mikhail Podoliak, a senior aide to President Vladimir Zelensky, has said. A set of […]
Source link Some 74% of men and 65% of women said they would opt to give up their passports in Facebook surveys A majority of Ukrainians would be willing to renounce their citizenship in order to avoid being drafted into the military, according to a poll by a lawmaker from President Vladimir Zelensky’s ruling party. […]
Source link There’s currently no mechanism for returning these people to Ukraine, Moldova’s foreign ministry says Moldova has not handed any draft dodgers over to Ukraine and has no plans to do so in the future, the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Igor Zakharov told Radio Moldova on Wednesday. There’s no legal mechanism to do so, […]
Source link Senators have discussed ways to counter foreign attempts to undermine the country’s military strength Russia may toughen its laws against draft dodging and undermining the capability of its armed forces. Members of the upper chamber of the Russian parliament discussed possible criminalization of ‘draft sabotage’ at a roundtable last Friday. A measure proposed […]