SVR announced the EU's demands for Ukraine to begin mobilizing women
Quick Look
- The European Union demands that Ukraine urgently begin mobilizing women, citing Israel as an example, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said.
- The European Commission is also considering mechanisms for the return to Ukraine of citizens of military age from EU countries.
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Why It Matters
Statements by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service on the EU's demands on Ukraine regarding the mobilization and return of citizens.
The European Union (EU) demands that Ukraine immediately take a decision to begin mobilizing women. The press bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reported this in a statement published on its official website.
“Brussels demands that representatives of the Ukrainian side immediately “move from words to deeds” and make a political decision to begin women’s mobilization. Israel is cited as a “role model,” “having a long successful experience of an existential war with an aggressive neighbor,” the statement said.
According to the department, the head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, at a recent informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the EU and partner states called the discussion of this issue “a step in the right direction.”
Also, as reported by the Foreign Intelligence Service, the European Commission is also considering mechanisms for the return to Ukraine of citizens of military age in the EU countries.
Open Questions
- How will the Ukrainian authorities react to the demands of the Foreign Intelligence Service?
- What specific mechanisms for the return of citizens is the European Commission considering?
