Timing of the decision
Since the beginning of the war last February, the Ukrainian President has demanded, Volodymyr Zelenskythe people of the European continent with the help of his country’s army in confronting the Russian forces, as he said: "Anyone who wants to join in the defense of Ukraine, Europe and the world, can come and fight on the side of the Ukrainians".
He tells Mykola Beliskov, a researcher at the Ukrainian National Institute for Strategic Studies, that since the outbreak of the Russian war, many waves have already begun to arrive to fight alongside the Ukrainian forces and prevent what he described as"Russian aggression" on their lands.
The researcher added, in his statements to the site "Sky News Arabia"that the recent parliament’s decision was approved by 321 out of 450 deputies in parliament, and its timing has many indications.
- The new law legalizes the status of foreign fighters in the ranks of a battalion "Azov".
- The beginning of more waves of foreign enrollment in the ranks of the Ukrainian forces.
- Preparing for a long-term war with Russia, which still insists on its continuation.
Beliskov expected that this decision would contribute to encouraging European citizens to join the army, because it gives legitimacy to that, and the beginning was from Slovakia, and in the coming days more fighters will be announced in the ranks of the Ukrainian army, as this decision is tantamount to a general mobilization of foreign forces.
far off "mercenaries"
"A decision that increases the intensity and duration of the conflict" This is how Alexander Artmatov, a Russian military analyst, described the recent step of the Kyiv parliament regarding foreign fighters, stressing that this decision is a series of what he described as"The provocations of the Kyiv regime and its attempt in various ways to push the West and its citizens into a direct confrontation with Russia".
And Alexander Artmatov added, in his interview with the site "Sky News Arabia"that the involvement of mercenaries in Ukraine began its peak, since last October, already, as it was monitored, as documented by Russian intelligence, the participation of 1853 fighters from Poland, 605 fighters from Canada, 544 from the United States, 504 from Romania, and 429 from Britain, while 208 fighters from Belarus participated. , and from France 185 fighters.
The Russian military analyst explained that polarization and employment "mercenaries" In any conflict, it turns into fuel that fuels it and prolongs it, which has already been witnessed by several countries in the world, such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Accusing Washington and the West of helping in this through:
- Europe ignored Ukraine’s explicit call to bring in mercenaries, and even legalized it.
- There are many facilities in Europe and Poland for the transfer of mercenaries to Ukrainian lands.
- Washington is trying to portray Ukraine’s legitimate self-defense move.
Alexander Artmatov confirmed that Washington provided support with money and weapons, which is not hidden from anyone, and even trained new recruits in the Ukrainian army, contracted with private security companies and sent large numbers of fighters that may reach thousands, and some European and Baltic countries – such as Lithuania and Latvia – issued legal measures. An emergency that allows individuals to join the ranks of Ukraine as fighters.
The Russian military analyst pointed out that Ukraine failed to test foreign fighters during the past hours to storm Solidar, which the Russians recently recovered, and which is one of the most used points for foreign fighters by Kyiv during the past months of the military operation.
And a decision came Verkhovna Rada Days after the Slovak President, Susanna Shaputova, officially announced for the first time that 7 citizens of her country had joined the war alongside Kyiv On the side of the army.
Timing of the decision
Since the beginning of the war last February, the Ukrainian President has demanded, Volodymyr ZelenskyHe said: “Anyone who wants to join in the defense of Ukraine, Europe and the world can come and fight alongside the Ukrainians.”
He tells Mykola Beliskov, a researcher at the Ukrainian National Institute for Strategic Studies, that since the outbreak of the Russian war, many waves have already begun to arrive to fight alongside the Ukrainian forces and prevent what he described as “Russian aggression” on their lands.
The researcher added, in his statements to “Sky News Arabia”, that the recent parliament’s decision was approved by 321 out of 450 parliamentarians, and its timing has many indications.
- The new law legalizes the status of foreign fighters in the ranks of the “Azov” battalion.
- The beginning of more waves of foreign enrollment in the ranks of the Ukrainian forces.
- Preparing for a long-term war with Russia, which still insists on its continuation.
Beliskov expected that this decision would contribute to encouraging European citizens to join the army, because it gives legitimacy to that, and the beginning was from Slovakia, and in the coming days more fighters will be announced in the ranks of the Ukrainian army, as this decision is tantamount to a general mobilization of foreign forces.
The role of “mercenaries”
“A decision that increases the intensity and duration of the conflict,” this is how Alexander Artamatov, a Russian military analyst, described the recent step of the Kyiv parliament regarding foreign fighters, stressing that this decision is a series of what he described as “the provocations of the Kyiv regime and its attempt in various ways to push the West and its citizens into a direct confrontation with Russia.”
Alexander Artmatov added, in his interview with Sky News Arabia, that the involvement of mercenaries in Ukraine has already begun its climax since last October, as documented by Russian intelligence, 1,853 fighters from Poland, 605 fighters from Canada, 544 from the United States, and 504 participated. From Romania, 429 from Britain, while 208 fighters from Belarus participated, and 185 from France.
The Russian military analyst explained that attracting and employing “mercenaries” in any conflict turns into fuel that fuels and prolongs it, which has already been witnessed by several countries in the world such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Accusing Washington and the West of helping in this through:
- Europe ignored Ukraine’s explicit call to bring in mercenaries, and even legalized it.
- There are many facilities in Europe and Poland for the transfer of mercenaries to Ukrainian lands.
- Washington is trying to portray Ukraine’s legitimate self-defense move.
Alexander Artmatov confirmed that Washington provided support with money and weapons, which is not hidden from anyone, and even trained new recruits in the Ukrainian army, contracted with private security companies and sent large numbers of fighters that may reach thousands, and some European and Baltic countries – such as Lithuania and Latvia – issued legal measures. An emergency that allows individuals to join the ranks of Ukraine as fighters.
The Russian military analyst pointed out that Ukraine failed to test foreign fighters during the past hours to storm Solidar, which the Russians recently recovered, and which is one of the most used points for foreign fighters by Kyiv during the past months of the military operation.
