The Ministry of Foreign Affairs decision
The decision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to suspend the provision of consular services for men abroad is considered unconstitutional and inconsistent with the earlier law on mobilization.
Lack of Clarity
According to one interlocutor, according to the law, restrictions on the provision of consular services for men of conscription age were supposed to be introduced only after the law came into force. In addition, according to the law, such services were supposed to be limited only if a man aged 18 to 60 did not register or update his military records. Those staying abroad will have the opportunity to update their data remotely, but even the mechanism for remote updating has not been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Questionable Timing
«This law comes into force on May 18, and men — both in Ukraine and abroad — are supposed to be given an additional 60 days to update their data. Therefore, no one had the right to restrict their rights before this deadline. It is completely unknown why the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs initiated this decision. Perhaps it was an attempt to reduce the influx of men who, before the law came into force, would have decided to apply for updating or obtaining documents, although this does not justify such actions,» one of the deputies said.
He added that there is currently no information indicating that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been called to the relevant committee for clarification. The source suggests that this may be the initiative of individual colleagues, but there is a possibility that the committee may come to a collective decision later.
