Ukraine Lifts Visa Requirement for Foreign Nationals Seeking to Join Its Fight Against Russia

Ukraine Lifts Visa Requirement for Foreign Nationals Seeking to Join Its Fight Against Russia
Ukrainian service members in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in the morning of Feb. 26, 2022. Sergei Supinksy/AFP via Getty Images
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has temporarily lifted a visa requirement for foreign nationals who wish to join Ukraine’s “International Defence Legion” to fight against Russia.

Zelensky signed a decree late Monday, which will take effect on Tuesday and remain in effect as long as martial law persists. Foreigners—with the exception of Russian citizens–won’t need a visa to enter Ukraine if they are joining the legion to fight Russian troops, according to the decree, The Kyiv Independent first reported.
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