Poroshenko signed a decree allowing citizens of foreign countries and stateless persons to serve under contract in the Ukrainian army
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Press office President of Ukraine spreads the message that Petro Poroshenko signed a decree allowing citizens of foreign countries and stateless persons to serve under the contract in the Ukrainian army. The report says that Decree No. 248 / 2016 “On the provision of military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine by foreigners and stateless persons” is intended to “help foreigners and stateless persons to conscientiously fulfill their duty to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine as Ukrainian military men ".
The signing of such a decree by the President of Ukraine is the actual legalization of mercenary. If earlier foreign mercenaries participating in hostilities in the Donbass on the side of Kiev were “de facto” but not “de jure”, now the President of Ukraine actually equalizes them with Ukrainian citizens in military service.
It can be assumed that Poroshenko’s decision is connected with the fact that lately Kiev has been experiencing obvious problems with attracting Ukrainian citizens to contract service, and the draft campaign is clearly at the wrong pace that the Ukrainian government would like. That is why the replenishment of the army by foreigners and persons without a passport, among which there may well be criminals hiding from justice of their own countries, is becoming the norm for modern Ukraine.
We can only guess how effectively foreigners are ready to defend Ukrainian "independence and territorial integrity."
http://www.president.gov.ua/
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