KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s hotly debated draft law on tightening mobilization rules was returned to the government for further work, the parliamentary speaker said on Thursday. The bill would enable Kyiv to call up more people to the army as the war with Russia approaches the two-year mark. The draft proposals included electronic call-ups and […]
The Ukrainian President’s Office has stated that they have held another round of negotiations with the United Kingdom on the conclusion of a bilateral agreement on providing security guarantees. Source: European Pravda, citing the Office of the President of Ukraine The participants moved on to the direct processing of the project under the relevant agreement, […]
A judge in Odesa Oblast has been detained on suspicion of taking bribes from men who wanted to avoid mobilization, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on Jan. 9. Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 60 are not permitted to leave the country during martial law without special permission or in the […]
Ukraine’s parliamentary Anti-corruption Policy Committee has identified several problematic provisions in a new bill on conscription that could give rise to corruption risks, MP Anastasia Radina, the head of the committee, said on Facebook on Jan. 8. To mitigate these risks, she outlined the following areas that need improvement: 1. Reject the imposition of the […]
Ahead of the legislative session beginning Tuesday, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has been pushing to expand her office’s control over local drug prosecutions and investigations. But she appears to have backed off the idea after receiving pushback from state attorneys and local prosecutors. Draft language of a bill shopped by Moody’s office and obtained […]
The recent military mobilization draft legislation in Ukraine will not involve the conscription of women or implement a lottery system, Yehor Cherniev, deputy chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, said on air. This announcement comes a day before the security committee’s scheduled vote on the bill. “I can say for […]
During its meeting on Monday, 8 January, the Ukrainian Parliament’s Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy recognised the government’s draft law on mobilisation as containing corruption risks. Source: Anastasiia Radina, Chair of the Committee, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda Details: The official said the committee concluded that conscription was necessary in Ukraine but some draft law […]
Ukraine’s National Police have opened 9,000 criminal proceedings regarding mobilization evasion, of which 2,600 have started court proceedings, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on air on Jan. 4. Ukraine is seeking to mobilize more new soldiers and dissuade its citizens from avoiding military service as the second anniversary of the launch of Russia’s full-scale invasion […]
The counterintelligence unit of Ukraine’s SBU security service, the National Police, and the Moldovan special service have dismantled a group that was smuggling draft dodgers into Transnistria, the SBU reported on Telegram on Jan. 4. This international criminal group operated in favor of Russia and illegally transported Ukrainian men of conscription age out of the […]
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s press and publications authority has approved 105 new online games, saying it fully supports the industry after proposed curbs caused massive losses last week for investors in major games makers. The National Press and Publication Administration issued a statement on its WeChat social media account Monday saying the approvals by the […]
Photo: Ukrainska Pravda Ukraine’s Defence Ministry is considering the possibility of notifying men to report to the military enlistment offices via electronic draft notices. Source: Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umierov in an interview with Suspilne, Ukraine’s public broadcaster Details: The broadcaster stressed that, as Umierov said, the defence ministry is considering the possibility of notifying […]
Ukraine is considering implementing an e-notification system to replace draft notices for men who are conscripted, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said in an interview with public broadcaster Suspilne on Dec. 23. This is a rather complex process that needs to be discussed step by step, Umerov said, explaining that the first step will involve inventorying […]