Ukrainian Parliament Passes New Mobilization Law

Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has passed a law on military mobilization that will boost the number of its troops, two lawmakers reported, as the country struggles with depleted forces in ... Read More

Ukraine lowers draft age to 25

In January, Ukraine's parliament withdrew a draft law on mobilization that included ... a colonel and a commentator on the war for the Ukrainian news media. Zelenskyy has said he does not intend ... Read More

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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine lowered its draft-eligible age for men from 27 to ... President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed three bills into law aimed at strengthening the country’s beleaguered forces ... Read More

Zelensky signs law expanding draft age as Ukraine struggles to beef up its military

The Ukrainian Parliament passed the measure in May 2023 but Zelensky had not signed it into law ... Ukraine and was able to replenish its forces by 30,000 troops a month. Expanding the draft ... Read More

Zelensky Lowers Ukraine’s Draft Age, Risking Political Backlash

Ukraine’s army of about one million soldiers is fighting the largest war in Europe since World War II ... In January, its Parliament withdrew a draft law on mobilization that included stiffened ... Read More

Ukraine Lowers Army Draft Age To 25 To Generate More Fighting Power

Parliament has been discussing a separate bill to broadly tighten draft ... law, which has been in place since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukrainian troops are on the ... Read More

Zelensky lowers draft age by two years to bolster Ukrainian army

An audit requested by Ukraine’s new commander ... The 9281 law is different from a more expansive draft bill, 10449, that his currently making its way through the parliament. Read More

Ukraine's Parliament to review hundreds of amendments to the key draft bill

The Ukrainian ... to a pivotal military draft bill, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram on March 27. Reviewing these amendments would bring the bill's completion status to 82%. Read More

Zelensky signs law lowering Ukraine's draft age from 27 to 25

April 3 (UPI) --Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law lowering the minimum draft age from 27 to 25. The bill was approved by the Rada, Ukraine's legislature, in May, but was ... Read More

Moldovan Parliament Backs Bid to Join EU, but Divisions Remain

Moldovan Parliament Backs Bid to Join EU ... which lies between Ukraine and Romania. A vocal opponent of Russia's war in Ukraine, she has called for a referendum on EU membership to be held ... Read More

Draft assisted dying legislation introduced into Scottish Parliament

March 28 (UPI) --A draft of a bill that would change the law so that doctors and ... in connection with its support of Ukraine, prosecutors said. World News // 3 hours ago 8 World Food Program ... Read More