Main points
- Zelensky said that a European leader asked him to urge Ukrainians to return home due to difficulties with the number of refugees.
- The President noted that the return of young people, especially those of mobilization age, would ease the situation in Ukraine.
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Zelensky said that a European leader asked him to invite Ukrainians back to Ukraine. The politician said that his country is struggling with so many refugees.
The president stated this in an interview with Český rozhlas.
How was Zelensky asked to invite Ukrainians back?
Zelensky said that one of the European leaders once told him that Zelensky could invite Ukrainians back to Ukraine, because no one there would hear his appeal, and European society supports people who left from the war. But that leader noted that his country is struggling with so many refugees.
The President noted that people go abroad for various reasons. Some take their families and return or ultimately do not find themselves abroad. At the same time, it would be easier for Ukraine if young people, in particular those of mobilization age, returned to defend their country.
Germany is talking about deporting Ukrainians
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More than 320,000 Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 live in Germany. The country is not obliged to deport them for evading mobilization in their homeland.
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The German Cabinet of Ministers noted: deportation is possible only for persons who do not have a valid residence permit in Germany. It is separately stated that the issue can be considered in court only in the event of an official request from Ukraine.