Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte supported the idea that Vilnius should help Ukraine bring back its military-aged men living abroad, but after consultations with the EU and Kyiv,

According to Šimonytė, Lithuania could look for ways to check military service obligations and possible exemptions while considering the temporary residence permits extension for Ukrainian men. Read also: ・Ukrainians abroad will not get draft notices — Defense Ministry ・Ukraine hasn't asked Poland for help returning draft-age men — Ambassador

Poland believes that Ukraine should take the initiative to repatriate men of draft age from abroad, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radosław Sikorski. "Ukraine really needs to take the initiative here,