Czech president issued 40 permits to fight for Ukraine last year
President Petr Pavel's office processed 114 applications in 2024 from citizens seeking legal approval to join Ukraine's Armed Forces, approving 40, including three women.
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Ukraine to grant citizenship to foreign fighters and their families, Zelenskyy says
President Zelenskyy announces plans to offer Ukrainian citizenship to foreign volunteers serving in the Defense Forces and their families as acknowledgment of their contributions to defending Ukraine's independence
Polish FM: Several thousand people already registered to join Ukrainian Legion in Poland
Poland is set to train and equip Ukrainian volunteers before sending them to Ukraine as a cohesive unit, according to Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.
Neutral Switzerland may jail its national for 3 years over fighting for Ukraine
Jona Neidhart, a Swiss who fought for Ukraine for two years, returned to Switzerland and surrendered, facing up to three years in prison for foreign military service.
Zelenskyy supports foreign training and border missions in Ukraine but refrains from inviting troops to fight
Zelenskyy said Russia could exploit other troops fighting on the frontline to raise concerns among other nations' societies about sending their children to war and undermining the unity.
How to join Ukraine’s Foreign Legion of Territorial Defense
The hotline for foreign volunteers wishing to help Ukraine is now running. The number to call is +380442370002,…