President Poroshenko permits foreign nationals to serve in Ukraine’s Armed Forces

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has approved the decree on foreigners and stateless persons to draft in the military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the website of the President reports.

The signing of the decree will make it possible for the foreigners and stateless persons who didn’t serve in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but who are now deployed in the army units, to "faithfully fulfill on a voluntary basis, their duty to protect the independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine."

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