{"id":101264,"date":"2024-08-20T17:10:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T14:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/101264\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"ukrainian-parliament-votes-to-simplify-legalization-of-foreign-fighters","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/101264\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian parliament votes to simplify legalization of foreign fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 20, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> A bill to simplify the legalization of foreigners defending Ukraine has passed the Verkhovna Rada by a majority of 315 votes, MP Iryna Herashchenko said on Telegram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would allow foreigners and stateless persons defending Ukraine to obtain temporary residence permits or immigrate, even if their IDs have expired, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The right to temporary residence would also be extended to members of their families, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill would require Belarusian and Russian holders of Ukrainian passports to renounce their foreign citizenship after the lifting of martial law, according to the MP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vadzim Kaban\u010duk, a former volunteer fighter turned opposition security chief, welcomed the move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The bill was passed almost unanimously. We are grateful to Verkhovna Rada deputies for supporting the long-awaited decision!&#8221; he said on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several Belarusian volunteer units are fighting alongside Ukrainian forces with the most prominent being the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment, where Kaban\u010duk served as deputy commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/98030\/\">Russia rules to arrest Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment fighters, one said to be in captivity<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 20, Pozirk. A bill to simplify the legalization of foreigners defending Ukraine has passed the Verkhovna Rada by a majority of 315 votes, MP Iryna Herashchenko said on Telegram. It would allow foreigners and stateless persons defending Ukraine to obtain temporary residence permits or immigrate, even if their IDs have expired, she said. 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