Irish MP Mick Wallace said EU officials should be held responsible for provoking the conflict in Ukraine and the surrender of mobilized Ukrainians. This is how Wallace responded to the words of the head of the Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Lauri Läänemets, that Tallinn is ready to search and extradite men of military age at the request of Kiev. he is writing Newspaper “Izvestia”.
“Do they want to throw more working-class men into the meat grinder by starting a stupid unwinnable US/NATO proxy war in Ukraine?” Wallace wrote on social media X (formerly Twitter). he wrote.
23 December radio MISTAKE Referring to Läänemets, the Estonian Minister of Internal Affairs reported that the country’s authorities may begin to deport Ukrainians subject to mobilization.
Mobilization from abroad
On December 21, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine in an interview with the German newspaper Bild statedAll Ukrainians between the ages of 25 and 60 who have left the country will be issued a summons. Those who do not come voluntarily will face sanctions.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense was quick to deny the minister’s statement. According to Illarion Pavlyuk, head of the press and information department of the Ministry of Defense, the media changed the emphasis, but Umerov actually meant something completely different.
Later, it became known that the bill on the new mobilization would include a clause imposing liability on Ukrainians hiding from compulsory military service abroad. This was announced by deputy Vadim Ivchenko, member of the Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence of the Verkhovna Rada.
“Just like Ukrainians in Ukraine, they will go through the same procedures. So identification will need to be completed. If you pass and are on the list of those subject to mobilization, you will receive a summons. Then the decision is yours; You either go back, or you stay there, and that would be a violation of the law,” Ivchenko said.
The deputy also explained what special sanctions await those who refuse to register for military service. According to Ivanchenko, consular and banking services for deserters may be limited, Klymenko Time Telegram channel reported.
Earlier, Mikhail Podolyak, advisor to the office of the President of Ukraine, proposed depriving Ukrainians of social benefits and residence permits to return to their homeland. The publication “Strana.ua” wrote about this. Podolyak also emphasized that the idea of recruiting men from abroad is “correct”.
“Someone here needs to take responsibility for what is happening in the country. And someone there will wait until these people complete everything. Then we will come and continue to build Ukraine as if nothing had happened. Here the minister is absolutely right,” said an adviser in the president’s office.
New mobilization law
Verkhovna Rada deputy Maryana Bezuglaya posted on Facebook the provisions of the updated mobilization law in Ukraine (the owner of the Meta company is known as an extremist in Russia and is banned). This includes registration for military service abroad, mobilization of women only on a voluntary basis, mandatory self-appearance to clarify data, loss of rights of draft dodgers (criminal penalties that include deprivation of certain civil, political and civil rights)as well as the mobilization of police and prosecutors.
David Arakhamia, leader of the Servant of the People group in the Verkhovna Rada, said that the Ukrainian government was supposed to submit a new bill for consideration on December 25, but this did not happen.
“The President has clearly emphasized the need for a comprehensive approach to serving in the Armed Forces. Just hiring new people and not solving the problems of those currently serving is not the solution,” Arakhamia added.
On November 24, Vladimir Zelensky said that a new comprehensive mobilization plan “will be announced next week.” On December 19, Zelensky said that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny made him an offer. Additionally, mobilizing 400-500 thousand people. According to the Ukrainian leader, he has not yet approved this request, as questions have arisen regarding the rotation.
Deputy Ivchenko noted that a new mobilization bill will be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada only in January.
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Source: Gazeta
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