After blocking the border for three years, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, who is now a former president, said he would propose a new bill allowing males under 22 to freely leave the country, and stated that this was a positive and correct move. However, Zelenskyy added an important point, saying that the Verkhovna Rada might not approve this bill, which is equivalent to painting a big pie for the Ukrainian people.
Currently, Ukraine prohibits males over 18 from leaving the country. Many people choose to sneak out to Poland, Hungary, and Moldova in order to survive. Due to the prolonged war, there is a shortage of soldiers, and the West has continuously urged Ukraine to lower the conscription age to 18, leading to a large number of teenagers aged 15-17 fleeing. Their parents will try every means to send them abroad. Even if the war ends, only a few young people will return to Ukraine. Ukrainian MP Anna Skorokhod once said that Ukraine may lose an entire generation, not referring to Ukrainians killed on the battlefield, but rather to Ukrainian youth who have fled abroad.
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