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NY Yella Cake | Ukraine's Parliament Passes a Politically Fraught Mobilization Bill, 11 Apr
...The law passed by legislators on Thursday addresses the issue of mobilization more broadly, and includes provisions that lawmakers said were aimed at making the conscription process more transparent and equitable. The full text [English translation?] of the law was not immediately available. But perhaps as important as what was included in the legislation is what was cut out—particularly a timeline for when conscripted soldiers will be demobilized.
as.cornell.edu | Ukraine's mobilization bill sign of 'desperation' and 'rationalization' (11.04.24)
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The British military intelligence agency said in a statement on Wednesday that the Kremlin was seeking to recruit 400,000 people in 2024 to sustain its forces in Ukraine. Russia's annual springtime conscription drive is expected to bring another 150,000 soldiers between the ages of 18 [FALSE] to 30 to its ranks who are less likely to serve in combat roles, the British agency said....
reuters | What does the Ukrainian mobilisation bill entail?, 11 Apr
MILITARY RECORDS
The bill would oblige Ukrainian men between 18 and 60 years of age to update their personal data with the military authorities, allowing draft offices to see more easily who can be called up in any given region....
strana | The military told how they relate to the abolition of demobilization in the law adopted by the Rada (14.04.24)
Odessa
WATERED-DOWN PUNISHMENTS
The bill would ban people from driving vehicles if they do not abide by the mobilisation rules....
NY Yella Cake | In Ukraine's West, Draft Dodgers Run, and Swim, to Avoid the War (15.04.24)
Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania
DEMOBILIZATION
The bill does not set any time limit for wartime military service, meaning that soldiers who have been fighting since the February 2022 beginning of the full-scale invasion still have no sense of when they will be demobilised....

MILITARY REGISTRATION FOR UKRAINIANS ABROAD
Martial law prohibits men of military age from going abroad and there is no procedure for calling up Ukrainian men who are abroad....

yahoo! | Official advises Ukrainians to take Russian passports in occupied territories until liberation (30.04.23)
Ukrainian human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets

government.nl | Rights of third-country nationals from Ukraine after temporary protection ends (24.03.24)

eu.eot.su | Crowds of Ukrainians rush to get international passports due to mobilization law (14.04.24)
Warsaw, Prague

PERKS FOR VOLUNTEER FIGHTERS
The bill proposes offering financial perks for people who volunteer to fight in the army and sign an army contract....
pravda.com.ua| Zelensk* on changes to law on mobilisation: It will help military leadership (11.04.24)
The president stressed that "any person who breached mobilisation regulations, was of conscription age, and engaged in draft evasion or other infractions against the relevant law was already violating existing legislation ... There are some changes to certain regulations that will help the military leadership. Vacations, improved rotations, etc," Zelensk* said.
OTHER PROVISIONS
The bill would abolish mandatory conscription for Ukrainian men aged 18 or older, and replace it with basic military training for all men starting from September 2025. One new provision in the bill would allow people who have been convicted and given a suspended sentence to serve in the army....
vOLdeMoRT | Zelensk* to sign new mobilization bill this month - senior MP, 14 Apr
"the deputy speaker of parliament, Aleksandr Kornyenko, has said speaking on national TV on Sunday..."
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by Cat on Mon Apr 15th, 2024 at 08:14:40 PM EST
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polsatnews.pl | An important change for Ukrainians of military age in Poland. Consulates have stopped serving them, 24 Apr
They will not issue subpoenas to them, they will not spend time and resources on this," [Ukraine Deputy Fedir Venislavsky] explained. The politician confirmed that it is currently not possible to transfer subpoenas abroad, since this is done by the military, who cannot legally operate outside the country.
reuters | Poland ready to help Ukraine to get military-age men back, 24 Apr
The Ukrainian government announced rules on Wednesday under which passports for military-age men can be issued only inside the country instead of foreign diplomatic missions.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba suspended consular services for males aged 18 to 60 until May 18 [Zelensk* constitutional term limit]
As a result, men aged between 18 and 60 living abroad will be unable to renew expiring passports or obtain new ones.
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"Any support is possible," [Defence Minister Wladyslaw] Kosiniak-Kamysz said about how Poland would respond if Kyiv asked for help in bringing home those who may lose their right to stay in Poland once their passports expire.
strana | "Help in returning". What did the Polish minister really say about the deportation of conscripted Ukrainians, 25 Apr
Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh's alleged statement that Ukrainians with expired passports will be deported is being widely disseminated online. The Financial Times also published it today.
by Cat on Fri Apr 26th, 2024 at 12:02:41 AM EST
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New weapons ... second wind ... all cards on an offensive by Ukraine with long range missiles ... crawling closer to a final solution ... all Zelenskyy now needs is manpower ... such a shame men and women are in short supply.

NATO itching to join the melee for a definite shot at Moscow .... Russia was right all along, expansion of the defense pact formed an existential threat to the Russian Federation. Countdown to the last big bang.

Before Hillary and her minions lost to the ME coalition of Trump Inc. ... Ukraine gambled ... and lost.

US mercenaries have made a home in Abu Dhabi, the wealthiest part of the Emirates. Abu Dhabi joined the neoconservatives of the Republican party to defeat Hillary in 2016. Under the radar, or just a narrative the media doesn't write about because US and UK intelligence are pointing fingers at Putin and Russia.



Have a peaceful cultural summer
by Oui (Oui) on Fri Apr 26th, 2024 at 07:50:10 AM EST
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TASS | The Supreme Court of Ukraine has opened proceedings on the claim of non-appointment of presidential elections by the Rada, 27 Apr Big Israel
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The claim was filed by a resident of Chernihiv. The statement submitted by him claims that in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada is obliged to call presidential elections in connection with the approaching expiration of Zelensk*'s five-year term of office. The plaintiff demands that the court oblige the Parliament to call presidential elections. As part of the proceedings, the Ukrainian Parliament has been given 15 days to provide an explanation for its decision not to call an election.

Ukraine is actively discussing the legitimacy of the government in the absence of parliamentary and presidential elections, which cannot be held during martial law. Ukraine's presidential election was scheduled to take place in March. In particular, Rada deputy Alexander Dubinsky stated that Zelensk*'s powers under the constitution expire on the night of May 21, 2024, that is, exactly five years after the inauguration, and there is no legitimate way to extend them. In turn, the country's former ambassador to the UK Vadim Prystaiko admitted that Kiev's Western partners are also concerned that Zelensk*'s presidential term should soon end.
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strana | Ukraine has submitted to the Council of Europe a written application for partial withdrawal from compliance with the European Convention, 28 Apr LIST
...This is reported on the Council [of Europe]'s website.
Revised Notification about the derogation measures from Ukraine obligations under the Convention (Article 15)
The statement says that during martial law, human rights provided for in a number of articles of the Constitution may be restricted. Including the right to free elections.
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The document further lists the measures applied in Ukraine, which during martial law can be considered a derogation from the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. ...
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How the Union Pulled Off a Presidential Election During the Civil War, temporarily

by Cat on Sun Apr 28th, 2024 at 04:14:47 PM EST
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by Cat on Mon Apr 29th, 2024 at 08:36:45 PM EST
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strana | Drones, missiles, and Patriot air defense systems. The United States will produce six billion dollars worth of weapons for Ukraine. List, 26 Apr
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And according to them [Politico?], Ukraine will receive weapons within a few years, when these orders are fulfilled.
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source: defense.gov | Biden Administration Announces Historic New Security Assistance Package for Ukraine, 26 Apr $1B PDA + $6B USAI shopping lists
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Unlike Presidential Drawdown Authority [PDA], which DoD has continued to leverage to deliver equipment to Ukraine from DoD stocks at a historic pace, including through the $1 billion package announced on April 24, USAI is an authority under which the United States procures capabilities from U.S. industry or partners. This announcement represents the beginning of a contracting process to acquire additional priority capabilities for Ukraine.

• RIM-7 and AIM-9M missiles for air defense;
• Stinger anti-aircraft missiles;
• Small arms and additional rounds of small arms ammunition, including .50 caliber rounds to counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS);
• Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
• 155mm artillery rounds, including High Explosive and Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions rounds;
• 105mm artillery rounds;  
• 60mm mortar rounds;
• Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles;
• Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs);
• High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs);
• Logistics support vehicles;
• Tactical vehicles to tow and haul equipment;
• Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles;
• Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems;
• Precision aerial munitions;
• Airfield support equipment;
•  Anti-armor mines;
• Claymore anti-personnel munitions;
• Demolitions munitions for obstacle clearing; and
• Night vision devices; and
• Spare parts, field equipment, training munitions, maintenance, and other ancillary equipment.

euronews | US announces Patriot missiles for Ukraine as part of aid package, 26 Apr
...Zelensk* said at least seven Patriot systems are needed to protect Ukrainian cities.

"We urgently need Patriot systems and missiles for them," he said. "This is what can and should save lives right now."...

source: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Air Force General Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hold A News Conference Following Virtual Meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, 26 Apr
...In terms of Patriots and what will they be able to do going forward, it's left to be seen, but I can tell you that we continue to work on this, and in a very earnest manner. All of the countries that have Patriots certainly value that capability, but I think going forward, we'll be able to hopefully work with a number of countries to put together additional Patriot capability, and you may have noticed that in the last several days, I've been talking one-on-one with some of my European counterparts actually discussing this issue and other issues. But again, we're going to continue to work at this until we have the right kinds of capability....
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defense.gov | Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the House Passage of the National Security Supplemental, 20 Apr
This legislation is also an important investment in America's future. By providing approximately $50 billion that will flow directly into our defense industrial base, this bill will create good American jobs in more than 30 states even as it reinforces U.S. long-term security.
by Cat on Sat Apr 27th, 2024 at 01:05:20 AM EST
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