While preparing the mobilization reform bill for its second reading, Ukraine’s parliamentary Defense Committee has struck some of the more contentious provisions proposed by the government, ruling Servant of the People party MP Iryna Friz said in a Facebook post on Feb. 28.
The Thai government wants to avoid a diplomatic row with Myanmar’s military regime. Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin recently announced that illegal migrants will be dealt with in accordance with the law, a possible sign of coming expulsions and pushback if migratory flows pick up.
National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov pointed out that the primary goal of the new draft law should be fairness in an interview for Ukrainian Radio on Feb. 2.