If Ukrainian authorities make such a request, Estonian authorities are thinking about repatriating individuals who are conscription age and now reside in Ukraine. Lauri Läänemets, the interior minister of Estonia, made this claim in an interview with the public broadcaster ERR.

Germany has stated that it will not abide by calls from Kyiv for Estonia to repatriate conscripts; as of right now, Ukrainian authorities have not made such an official request.

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has declared that the military is attempting to call up as many as 500,000 reservists. Furthermore, the head of Ukrainian intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, has stated that the only practical way to accomplish the nation’s objectives on the front is through a broad campaign.

Conscripts, whether they live in Ukraine or overseas, are being invited electronically, according to Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. It was unclear, though, what this invitation actually was—a request to register at the local recruiting office or an order to enlist in the military, for example.

Over 7,000 of the approximately 36,000 Ukrainian nationals in Estonia who have residence permits based on temporary protection are conscript age or younger, according to the ERR investigation.

In the last two years, 81,485 Ukrainians have submitted petitions for residence permits to the Finnish Immigration Service, or Migri. Of these, the majority of the requests were granted.

The EU Commission implemented the Temporary Protection Directive in reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, providing Ukrainians living in the EU with emergency protection as well as a range of rights such as the ability to live where they choose, access the job market, and receive social assistance.

More groups of Ukrainians have just been granted temporary protection by Sweden, which will shield certain people and their families from expulsion from Ukraine on or after February 24, 2022, as a result of the Russian military invasion.

The Temporary Protection Directive has improved the migratory conditions in Member States, according to the EU’s Agency for Asylum.