Ukraine's ambassador to Czech Republic explains whether there are plans to force men to return from abroad

The Czech Republic will not return men of military age to Ukraine. There is no question of coercive measures in this regard.

This was stated by Ukraine's ambassador to Czech Republic Vasyl Zvarych in a commentary to Radio Liberty. Instead, he is convinced that Ukraine should create conditions for those citizens who want to fulfill their duty to the state and protect it from the enemy.

According to the diplomat, Ukrainian men of military age will not be extradited from the Czech Republic for further mobilization.

"I will say and reassure everyone that we are not talking about any coercive measures to return Ukrainians to their homeland, especially those of mobilization age. Of course, the motivation is the matter of consciousness of every citizen of Ukraine. We believe that all citizens of Ukraine, regardless of their place of residence, have one duty to the state, which is to protect their country... Of course, this is the choice of every citizen who, for one reason or another, find themselves outside the homeland," Zvarych said.

At the same time, the Ukrainian ambassador to the Czech Republic believes that the state should encourage Ukrainian men to return home.

"Our task as a state is to create conditions for citizens who want to defend their country in Ukraine, to create all conditions for such a return," Zvarych emphasized.

Zvarych's comments follow a recent statement by Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský that the country does not support Ukrainian men who try to hide from mobilization abroad. However, ру emphasized that the forced return of Ukrainians to their homeland is out of the question as the Czech authorities have limited powers in this regard.

Currently, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior, 253,000 Ukrainian men are permanently or temporarily residing in the country. Of these, more than 95,000 Ukrainian citizens are men aged 18 to 65 years old who stay due to temporary protection visas.

Earlier, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi admitted that the new recruits of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are less prepared than needed. He noted that this situation is due to the dynamics of the fighting at the front. Thus, Ukrainian troops desperately need reinforcement.

Currently, according to Syrskyi, recruits undergo one month of basic military training, followed by six to eight months of specialized training before being sent to fight.

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