Currently, priority is to ensure rotation in AFU. It’s too early to talk about demobilization - "servant of people" Venislavskyi
In the short term - within the next six months - it is too early to say that the bill on demobilization will appear in the Verkhovna Rada and be adopted.
This was stated by a member of the Verkhovna Rada Defense Committee, People's Deputy from the Servant of the People party, Fedir Venislavskyi, during an interview on Radio NV, Censor.NET reports.
According to him, at closed meetings with the heads of the Armed Forces, the General Staff and representatives of the Ministry of Defense, discussions on the start of such necessary military rotations are constantly ongoing.
A rotational way of providing an opportunity to rest for several months for servicemen who are directly involved in combat operations is exactly what needs to be done today," Venislavskyi said.
At the same time, he said, due to the escalation of the situation at the front, this became "not as realistic as we would like."
Venislavskyi said that some deputies voiced and proposed to include certain provisions on demobilization and dismissal of military personnel in the draft law, "which was eventually withdrawn at the request of the Cabinet of Ministers."
"In my opinion, this was done either because they did not understand the consequences of such statements and actions, or it was some kind of deliberate malice. But during a full-scale war, promising that there will be mass discharges from military service is very much not in the interests of national security and defense, to put it mildly. I do not think that today we have any reason to expect a law that would provide for mass dismissal of military personnel in the near future," the deputy emphasized.
When asked to clarify whether the consideration of the bill on demobilization was thus canceled or postponed indefinitely, he said:
I think that until the situation at the front changes, until it stabilizes at least... The enemy is trying to put pressure on all fronts. And against this background, we definitely cannot ensure the release of servicemen. Therefore, I think that in the short term, I mean three to four months, up to six months, to say that this bill will appear in the Verkhovna Rada and we will adopt it - I personally do not have such a feeling subjectively. But we'll see," Venislavskyi added.
What was the background?
Earlier, members of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence reported that the government had been instructed to draft a bill that would define the procedure and conditions for discharging military personnel from service. However, due to the unpredictable timing of the active phase of the war, it is difficult to say when this document will be adopted.
People's Deputies emphasize the importance of rotation for soldiers who have been at the front for several years. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense emphasizes that the development of reserves is a key condition for the start of demobilization.