No deportation: Polish Interior Ministry says Ukrainian refugees will be protected even without passports
Kyiv • UNN
Poland is ready to continue protecting Ukrainian refugees after June 30, including those without valid documents, and will not share their private data with anyone, including Ukraine.
Poland is ready to extend the protection for Ukrainian refugees, which is currently valid only until June 30, in particular for those who do not have valid documents. This was reported by Gazeta with reference to the statement of Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski, UNN reports.
Details
According to him, Poland is ready to protect the rights of Ukrainian refugees and will not hand over their private data to anyone, including Ukraine.
We will find a way to solve this problem. We need to act wisely and rationally. All the things that concern Ukrainians in Poland are spelled out in the laws. We will extend the protection for Ukrainian refugees, which is still valid only until June 30. Those who do not have passports will be subject to temporary protection. Poland will protect their rights and will not share their private data with anyone, including Ukraine
Context
Earlier, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh suggested that Warsaw could help Ukraine return men with military service among the refugees to the country.
In particular, he said that Ukrainian citizens have obligations to the state. According to him, these Ukrainian citizens will not have their right to stay in Poland extended, and he did not rule out the possibility of deportation.
Recall
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has temporarily suspended the acceptance of new applications for consular services from Ukrainian men aged 18-60 abroad, due to the new law on military service and mobilization, which will come into force on May 18, 2024.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba commented on the suspension of consular services for men abroad, calling it unacceptable that they "sit in restaurants" while "the guys in the trenches are very tired"