The Law and Justice party wants to deport Ukrainian men of military age who are not legally employed
Poland’s government has dismissed as unworkable an opposition proposal to deport military-age Ukrainian men who are not legally employed, describing it as an attempt to win over far-right voters.
“These plans are pure absurdity and populism,” an interior ministry spokesperson said on Saturday.
Deputy Interior Minister Maciej Duszczyk said on Friday that more than 90% of military-age Ukrainian men living in Poland were employed. Those outside the labour market include wounded Ukrainian soldiers receiving rehabilitation and parents caring for disabled children, he said.
On Thursday, Poland’s right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS) pledged to deport Ukrainian men of military age who are not legally employed if it returns to government after next year’s parliamentary election.
