Reducing the age limit for military service: the MP assessed whether the bill will be considered

There is no reason to say that the bill, which proposes to reduce the age limit for military service and in the Reserve from 60 to 55 years, will be considered in the near future. This opinion was expressed by the chairman of the subcommittee of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on national security, defense and intelligence, a member of "servants of the people" Fyodor Venislavsky in  on the air of Ukrainian Radio, reports UNN.

Venislavsky commented on the status  of the draft law on reducing the age limit for military service and reserve from 60 to 55 years.

"Today, it is very difficult to talk about any legislative initiatives that will lead to a decrease in the number of Ukrainian citizens who can be mobilized. The enemy, on the contrary, is increasing its mobilization efforts and encouraging citizens both in cash and by writing off loan arrears," Venislavsky said.

He noted that all this is aimed in Russia at increasing the number of citizens who are involved in the army of the aggressor country.

"Therefore, in Ukraine, this bill is not considered even in the first reading. I have no reason to say that it will be considered in the near future," Venislavsky said.

Addition

On November 25, it was reportedthat draft law No. 12222 was submitted to the Verkhovna Rada, which proposes to reduce the age limit for military service and in reserve to 55 years. 

Venislavsky statedthat now we should not expect changes in the issues of mobilization.

Earlier, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov saidthat the ministry has proposals that will be discussed in the Cabinet of ministers , the implementation of reforms, so that in the future there will be no so-called "busification", when men are forcibly mobilized into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.