The Verkhovna Rada has shortened the deadline for submitting alternative bills on mobilization from 14 days to 7 days.
237 MPs voted for the relevant decision, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
Bill 10449 on strengthening mobilization was registered on January 30, so it could be voted on without shortening the deadline only from February 14.
After the decision on the reduction is made, voting on the bill can take place as early as tomorrow.
The Verkhovna Rada also instructed the Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence to review the bill, which would unblock its introduction to the session hall.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on January 30, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a new bill on mobilization and sent it to the Verkhovna Rada.
The bill, in particular, provides for a number of legal restrictions for "evaders", including a ban on traveling abroad, a ban on the right to drive vehicles and the seizure of funds and other valuables, but by court decision. The previous version of the bill provided for the same restrictions, but in an extrajudicial manner, it caused a lot of criticism in society and was withdrawn by the Government for revision.
Also, the Cabinet of Ministers proposes in the revised bill on mobilization to leave the current legal norm that disabled people of all groups, including group 3, are exempt from mobilization.
In addition, the new version of the bill on mobilization envisages lowering the mobilization age to 25 years.
The updated bill on mobilization provides for the possibility of serving electronic summonses. They will be sent to the electronic cabinet of conscripts, persons liable for military service and reservists. If the bill is passed, such an office will be required to register all men of draft age.
The bill provides for a number of new restrictions for Ukrainian citizens during the period of mobilization, including the obligation to always carry a military registration document for certain groups. Among other things, men aged from 18 to 60 are proposed to be obliged to present a military registration document when crossing the border by a new bill on mobilization.
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