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What happens in Ukraine that matters to those who left: military registration checks at consulates, calls to return, peace plans and practical ties.
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NABU files suspicions against General Prosecutor's Office officials for covering up call centers. Prosecutor general resigns, signs suspicions against NABU and SAP heads, leaves country.
Vacuum packing, discounts for reviews, and ways to ship a package from Canada to Ukraine without visiting an office — a practical guide to Meest's service in Toronto.
Zelenskyy called on Ukrainians to return from Europe, but didn't answer where those with destroyed homes should go, where job and housing guarantees are, or how to survive the economic crisis.
Analysis of Zelenskyy's statement on Ukrainian returns from abroad: housing for 5–7 million people, the fate of 50,000 promised homes, and the corruption backdrop.
Analysis of a supposedly new plan to end the war in Ukraine: UN buffer zone, referendum, constitutional changes and non-bloc status.
Drought threat has covered all voivodeships of Poland, and Ukrainians stopped going for seasonal work after the 2024 border events. What about criminal cases.
For Ukrainians abroad the key links with home are consular services, military registration, border crossing and money. Since May 2024 men of conscription age must have up-to-date military registration to receive most consular services, including a passport.
Calls from the government to return raise practical questions about housing, work and safety, and these articles look at what is actually being offered.
Men aged 18 to 60 need a military registration document for most consular services, while anyone without a valid passport can obtain a certificate for return to Ukraine. Tax residence in Ukraine depends on a person's permanent home and centre of vital interests, so a long life abroad can change tax obligations. Under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), foreign banks share account information on Ukrainian tax residents with the State Tax Service. Men of conscription age may leave Ukraine only on the grounds listed in the border-crossing rules.