
The leader of the CSU announced the need to return Ukrainian men of military age to their homeland instead of paying them benefits in Germany
CSU leader Markus Söder proposed returning Ukrainian men of military age from Germany to their homeland instead of paying them social benefits, and also called on Ukraine to purchase more technology from Germany.
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Markus Söder spoke about the need to review support for Ukrainian citizens of military age in Germany.
The leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), Prime Minister of Bavaria Markus Söder, announced the need to return Ukrainian men of military age who are in Germany to their homeland, instead of paying them social benefits. He wrote about this on the social network X.
“I also think it’s important to say now that young men serving military service from Ukraine should rather think about it or need to find a way how they can provide protection in their homeland instead of, perhaps, being on basic social security with us,” the politician said.
Söder also noted that Ukraine should use the numerous German aid funds to purchase more technology from Germany. “And we, not just the United States, must negotiate with Ukraine about access to raw materials,” he concluded.

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