ZELENSKYY: MEN OF MOBILIZATION AGE SHOULD BE IN UKRAINE
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian men of mobilization age should be in Ukraine, while acknowledging that the circumstances behind their departure differ.
“If they are of mobilization age, of course, they should be in Ukraine. And, of course, we would very much like them to return,” he said.
Zelenskyy also addressed the strain of wartime separation. Many men remained at the front while their wives and children went abroad, and some families broke apart during the prolonged absence.
“Some protect life and the country, and some do not. It is unfair, but such is life,” he said.
His remarks highlight the unequal burdens of the war: those defending Ukraine face years away from their families, while the question of returning from abroad involves different personal circumstances that the president himself acknowledged.