German Justice Minister Marko Buschmann affirmed on December 22 that Germany will not force Ukrainian refugees to serve in the armed forces or deport them back to their country as previously reported by Deutsche Welle.
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| Ukrainians evacuate to Berlin Central Railway Station in March. (Source: Bloomberg) |
According to the German Justice Ministry, with a significant number of Ukrainian refugees living in Germany, forcing people to perform military service against their will is not in line with German policies.
“Forcing people to do military service against their will is not our approach,” said Minister Buschmann.
“I cannot imagine how we could force people from other countries to do military service, since according to our constitution German citizens are not obliged to do this against their will,” Mr Buschmann explained.
According to him, if the Ukrainian government wants to conscript people who have left the country, it will have no effect on Ukrainians residing in Germany.
Earlier, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov discussed several scenarios related to the possibility of forcing Ukrainians living abroad to join the Armed Forces (AFU).
Under the plan, men aged 25 to 60 living abroad will be required to join the military service next year. Those residing in countries such as Germany may receive a summons to AFU registration points and sanctions may be imposed if they fail to do so. Political forces have had different reactions to Mr. Umerov's statement.
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