16:59 26.04.2014

Military conscription could be returned in Ukraine – Defense Minister

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine could return military conscription, acting Defense Minister Mykhailo Koval has stated.

"The army will be professional - this is the future of the Armed Forces. But now the Armed Forces are not ready for this. Therefore we might have to return 21-23-years-old men for a while, and they will serve the state," he told reporters in Kyiv on Saturday.

According to Koval, the reckless policy of transition to contract service showed its negative sides, in particular, in Crimea.

"If there were conscripts there [in military units], then the situation might be different," the minister said.

In addition, the minister said the Armed Forces of Ukraine have not created a good base for training and life-support of contract soldiers.

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