253 thousand male citizens of Ukraine live permanently or temporarily in the Czech Republic. Almost a third of them are of military age.
The Czech Republic will not forcibly return the men to Ukraine. Especially those of mobilization age. This was said on Thursday, September 5, by the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Czech Republic, Vasily Zvarych, Radio Liberty reports.
“We are not talking about any forced measures to return Ukrainians to Ukraine, especially those of mobilization age.
He noted that, according to the Czech authorities, all citizens of Ukraine, regardless of place of residence, have obligations to the state – the defense of the Fatherland, and the duty of diplomats to create conditions for return However, each person must decide what to do separately.
“Of course, this is the choice of every citizen who, for one reason or another, finds himself outside his country for such a return,” explained Zvarych.
According to the Czech Ministry of Internal Affairs, 253 thousand men from Ukraine are permanently or temporarily living in the country. Among them, there are more than 95 thousand in the Czech Republic on a temporary protection visa and aged from 18 to 65 years.
Earlier, the Czech Ministry of Defense said that they were studying Poland’s experience in creating a legion of volunteers from Ukrainians.
A court in the Czech Republic sentenced former Czech soldier Philip Siman, who volunteered in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, to seven years in prison for theft.
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Source: korrespondent
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