Rada proposes to admit foreigners to military service in intelligence agencies during martial law in Ukraine

15:29, 06.04.2022 1 min read

MPs propose to amend the law On Intelligence, providing for the right to accept foreigners and stateless persons for military service in the intelligence agencies of the Ministry of Defense during the period of martial law in Ukraine or in certain of its territories.

The corresponding draft law No. 7240 On Amendments to the Law On Intelligence has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada, the website of the Parliament reports.

As noted in the explanatory note to the document, the proposed amendments to the law are aimed at developing the combat and special capabilities of the intelligence agency of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to deter and repel the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, to counter hybrid and external threats.