Ukrainian lawmakers are considering new mobilization rules that threaten draft dodgers with heavy penalties and could lower the age of eligibility for conscription. The draft bill was submitted to the Ukrainian parliament on Monday, with the full text released on Tuesday. Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who added a legally required …
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The Baltic states have ruled out the possibility of accepting Russian draft dodgers or granting them asylum after Moscow announced a partial mobilization on Wednesday. Latvia cited the measure as a reason to step up support for Ukraine and enhance its own security. “Latvia will not issue humanitarian or other …
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Matt Hancock has rightfully had his feet held to the fire in the past few days. The health secretary plans to lock up quarantine dodgers for 10 years, the same sentence handed to defendants convicted of manslaughter. Only this week a dangerous driver was handed half of that for killing …
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Ten years in prison is a tough sentence and usually reserved as punishment for crimes at the serious end of the scale – child grooming, sexual assault, fraud, various firearms offences, and failing to disclose the travel destination you’ve just returned home from. Thanks to Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s announcement …
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Of the 10.5 c a half thousand in the army already scored 8 Autumn conscription in full swing. Plan novobranets fulfilled 75 percent – report to the Ministry of defense. By the end of November should call 10 and a half thousand conscripts. In addition to personal information in the …
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