The Estonian Interior Ministry does not plan to conduct forced repatriation of Ukrainian refugees staying in Estonia, Anneli Viks, the ministry's advisor on citizenship and migration policy, said on April 30 in an interview with Estonian media outlet ERR.
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna said that there will be "no restrictions or forced return of Ukrainian citizens of any gender or age" back to Ukraine.
Anneli Viks, adviser of Estonia's Ministry of Internal Affairs, has announced that Estonia will not compel Ukrainian citizens residing legally in the country, including conscription-age men who fled due to the war, to return to Ukraine, as reported by ERR.
The Polish government would like the decision on residence permits for Ukrainian men aged 18-60 to be adopted at the European level. Source: European Pravda with reference to WNP Details: Andrzej Szejna, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister, was asked at the TVP Info programme about a possibility that the Ukrainian government would ask Poland not to prolong the residence permit for Ukrainian men aged 18-60.
Vilnius may facilitate the return of draft-age men to Ukraine, but the issue requires consultations at the level of the European Union, Lithuanian TV3 reported on April 29, citing the country's Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė.