The presence of thousands of Ukrainian men subject to the new military law in Switzerland

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, “S Swiss RF wrote in an article: Ukraine’s new mobilization law also affects about 11,000 Ukrainian men in Switzerland who are subject to military service.

The new mobilization law Ukraine has been in effect since Saturday. Accordingly, all active duty men between 18 and 60 years old must register in the army, and anyone who is 25 years old can go to military service two years earlier.

Accordingly, anyone who visits the Ukrainian consulate to request new identification documents will have to prove that they are registered in the military list in the future. Otherwise, he will just get a new passport in Ukraine, where he can go into military service.

About 11,000 men, according to the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration Ukrainians in Switzerland are affected by these new regulations.

One ​​of these men is named Demi, who grew up in an area near Kiev and is about 50 years old, but his health He is limited. He fled to Switzerland about six months ago. S’s protected status allows him to stay in this country. Dimi knows that his country lacks soldiers.

He said about this: It is not fair that he is healthy while others are at the front. At the same time, he said: But if all 11,000 men of military age in Switzerland return to Ukraine, nothing will change. Only half of us are dead. Demi’s health limitations have so far prevented him from being called up for service. Dimi said: But now under the shadow of the new law I can be sent to war.

According to Mark Jost, Switzerland has no responsibility here. Joost is from the EPP Center Group and a member of the State Political Commission of the National Council, which discusses immigration issues. Joost says: I consider it Ukraine’s own responsibility to do the work of raising awareness and reaching out to these people. However, in the end, every Ukrainian is free to decide whether he wants to stay or fight.

Sasha Volkov, board member of the Ukrainian Association in Switzerland, also wants He considers it inappropriate for Swiss politicians to return Ukrainians subject to military service to their country. He said: First, no one should interfere in matters between Ukrainian citizens The government should intervene. Second, the tougher mobilization rules are a measure aimed not only at Ukrainians abroad, but also at home — to show soldiers at home that some kind of justice will be served, Volkov said. According to him, this is a symbolic policy that rarely brings a new soldier to the front.

More than two years have passed since the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine, and Kiev is trying is to give new life to the tired soldiers of the front lines by increasing recruitment.

Accordingly, the general mobilization law was recently passed in Ukraine, lowering the age of participation in the war And the penalty for desertion has increased.

Ukraine also recently announced that under the new law, its consulates will no longer provide services such as issuing new passports to men. Applicants who are of military service age, i.e. 18 to 60 years old and live abroad, do not apply.

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled the war and fled to European countries, including Switzerland.

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