The measure would help Poland’s neighbor call up more troops to fight Russian forces, Warsaw’s foreign minister has said
Kiev’s Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga has welcomed Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski’s call on European governments to halt the provision of welfare benefits to Ukrainian men of military age who are living in the EU.
Following a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart in Kiev, Sikorski said the suspension of social payments for the male refugees would also benefit state finances in EU countries.
“Stop paying those social security payments for people who are eligible for the Ukrainian draft. There should be no financial incentives for avoiding the draft in Ukraine,” Sikorski said at a conference of international leaders in Kiev.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga welcomed Sikorski’s call.
“It’s time really to raise the question of the European Union developing programs to return Ukrainians home,” Sibiga…